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The Thaw

The Thaw

16+2013•55m•6.6/10
Drama

Ratings

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6.6/10(15)

The series is set in 1961. Cameraman Viktor Khrustalyov is in a difficult situation; he is suspected of being involved in the death of his friend, talented screenwriter Kostya Parshin, who committed suicide during a drinking-bout. The authorities try to put Khrustalyov in prison by any means. Viktor needs to shoot the comedy "The Girl and the Brigadier" in order to get permission to make the film "Shards" after the wonderful scenario left from his deceased screenwriter friend. Young director Yegor Myachin wants to adаpt this screenplay. Khrustalyov arranges him as a trainee to the venerable director Krivitsky for a comedy. In the same film act Khrustalev's ex-wife Inga and his young sweetheart Maryana, with whom Yegor Myachin is also in love.

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Production

Marmot Film, Valery Todorovsky Production Company, Mosfilm

Language

RU

Status

Ended

First Aired

December 2, 2013

Last Aired

December 10, 2013

Networks

Channel One

Created By

Valery Todorovsky

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
Episode 1
E1
Episode 1
Air date: 2013-12-02
Episode 2
E2
Episode 2
Air date: 2013-12-02
Episode 3
E3
Episode 3
Air date: 2013-12-03
Episode 4
E4
Episode 4
Air date: 2013-12-03
Episode 5
E5
Episode 5
Air date: 2013-12-04
Episode 6
E6
Episode 6
Air date: 2013-12-04
Episode 7
E7
Episode 7
Air date: 2013-12-05
Episode 8
E8
Episode 8
Air date: 2013-12-05
Episode 9
E9
Episode 9
Air date: 2013-12-09
Episode 10
E10
Episode 10
Air date: 2013-12-09
Episode 11
E11
Episode 11
Air date: 2013-12-10
Episode 12
E12
Episode 12
Air date: 2013-12-10

Cast

Evgeny Tsyganov

Evgeny Tsyganov

Viktor Khrustalyov

Aleksandr Yatsenko

Aleksandr Yatsenko

Egor Myachin

Anna Chipovskaya

Anna Chipovskaya

Maryana Pichugina

Viktoriya Isakova

Viktoriya Isakova

Inga

Mikhail Efremov

Mikhail Efremov

Fyodor Krivitskiy

Yana Sekste

Yana Sekste

Lyusya Polynina

Pavel Derevyanko

Pavel Derevyanko

Budnik

Svetlana Kolpakova

Svetlana Kolpakova

Nadya Krivitskaya

Andrey Smirnov

Andrey Smirnov

Khrustalyov Sr.

Nina Dvorzhetskaya

Nina Dvorzhetskaya

Regina Markovna

Evgeniy Volotskiy

Aleksandr Pichugin

Viktor Horinyak

Viktor Horinyak

Ruslan

Anna Kotova

Anna Kotova

Lida

Paulina Andreeva

Paulina Andreeva

Dina

Vladimir Gostyukhin

Vladimir Gostyukhin

Semyon Pronin

Vasiliy Mishchenko

Vasiliy Mishchenko

Tsanin

Larisa Malevannaya

Larisa Malevannaya

Zoya Aleksandrovna

Olga Shtyrkova

Asya

Fyodor Lavrov

Fyodor Lavrov

Kostya Pashkin

Nadezhda Markina

Nadezhda Markina

Olga Filippovna

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