In the film âThe Executionerâ, the actors of Russian cinema immerse the viewer in the mysterious events that took place in Moscow in 1965: twenty years later, new information appears about a woman who committed atrocious crimes against her people during the Great Patriotic War. Who will be the bloodthirsty killer? This will be known only in the finale of the thriller filmed by Vyacheslav Nikiforov.
The Hangman movie: actors, plot
During the Great Patriotic War, a twenty-year-old killer, nicknamed the Machine Gunner, was operating in the suburbs of Moscow. This woman, by order of the Germans, shot her fellow citizens with a machine gun. The killer committed her crimes in a comic mask of a bunny. Then she took it off and dissolved in the crowd. On her account - 1,500 deaths.
Where does the movie âThe Executionerâ begin with? Actors
Andrei Smolyakov and Marina Aleksandrova play experienced investigators who have already managed to find one very dangerous serial killer. Now, twenty years after the Great Patriotic War, new facts are revealed in the case of the Machine Gunner, which is taken out of the archives and entrusted to investigator Cherkasov and his young criminal companion Son Timofeeva. It is not easy to solve the case of twenty years ago, but the main characters will do everything to make their investigation a success. Only now, a wide variety of women constantly fall into their field of vision.
The Hangman movie: actors and roles. Andrey Smolyakov as Cherkasov
Andrei Smolyakov is an actor who is known more for the roles of negative characters in the movie. Rather, he began his career with very touching characters: he played the accordionist Leshka in the film "Dawns Kiss", Alexei Bastrykov in the drama "Father and Son", Sasha in the film novel "The horses at the crossing do not change."
However, in the 90s, starting with the film âTake Me With You,â where Smolyakov played a swindler, the actors began to be called to the cinema exclusively for the roles of criminals, criminal authorities or just mean people: these are the characters that the actor played in the films âRecruiterâ , âBourgeoisâs birthdayâ, âThin thingâ, âIce ageâ, âIn the rhythm of tangoâ, etc. Recently, the actor is increasingly trusted with the roles of policemen or KGB officers if the film is dedicated to the Soviet era, such as the series "The Executioner".
Actors Andrei Smolyakov and Marina Aleksandrova appear before the audience in the guise of experienced investigators who take on a very complicated business, and they have every chance to solve a brutal crime 20 years ago.
Marina Alexandrova as a forensic scientist Sonya
Most often, actress Marina Alexandrova can be seen on the screens as an artist (Star of an Epoch, Born of a Star, Sniper 2) or just a beautiful woman whose best men compete for her heart (Urgently Looking for a Husband, All Inclusive "," Street Racers "). But now Alexandrova often agrees to bold experiments and tries herself in the image of strong heroines. In 2014, she played Empress Catherine II in the eponymous multi-part film. And in 2011, for the first time, viewers saw Alexandrov as an employee of MUR, watching the film âMUR. Third Front. â
Apparently, Marina looked convincing in this role, since in subsequent years she more than once put on her uniform in front of the camera: in the paintings MosGas and Spider. In 2014, the list âThe Executionerâ supplemented this list.
The actors of the thriller "The Executioner" for 10 episodes keep the audience busy watching the investigation of Major Cherkasov and forensic scientist Sonya Timofeeva performed by Marina. Using the example of this film, Aleksandrova was able to prove once again that she too can handle intellectual roles.
Victoria Tolstoganova as Raisa Yakovleva
In the film "The Executioner" the actors are collected quite famous. Victoria Tolstoganova, who played the role of a certain Raisa Yakovleva, can also be called a famous person.
Victoria first made herself known in 2002. Then the action movie "Antikiller" by Yegor Konchalovsky was released, where she got the role of a prostitute. In the same year, Victoria got her first major role: in the film "The Shoemaker" she played the dazzlingly beautiful wife of the new Russian Alice.
After these two roles, Tolstoganova began to play central characters in films more often: the drama âMoonlit Gladesâ with
Andrei Kuzichev, the action movie â
Red Hot Saturdaysâ with Andrei Guskov, the thriller âIceâ with Ilya Shakunov - everywhere Victoria shone in the lead role. Also, the Moscow Saga, At the Nameless Height, Stormy Gates, Burnt by the Sun-2 and Capital of Sin are considered the most popular films with the artist.
Alexey Bardukov as the operative of Garkusha
What famous artists can still be seen in the thriller "The Executioner"? Actors Alexei Bardukov and Vadim Andreev, for example, are no less popular than Tolstoganova and Alexandrova. They played in the film law enforcement officers who actively help investigator Cherkasov in his investigation.
Alexey Bardukov graduated from the Moscow Art Theater School and is currently playing at the Satyricon Theater. Perhaps the most important project in his career can be called the historical film "Saboteur", in which he played the main role - the scout
Leonid Filatov. Bardukovâs partners on the set were Kirill Pletnev (Desantura), Vladislav Galkin (Truckers), Mikhail Efremov (Investigator Tikhonov), Alexander Lykov (Inquisitor) and many other stars of Russian cinema.
The next notable role of Bardukov in the cinema is connected with the first Russian catastrophe film âMetroâ, where Alexei got the role of Denis Istomin, the victim of a train wreck in the Moscow metro. Bardukova can also be seen in the films "MosGas", "Spider" and "On the game."
Other role performers
"The Executioner" is a television series whose actors are known to every viewer. For example,
Vadim Andreev is familiar to the audience from the films âBattalions Ask for Fireâ and âCarmelitaâ. Vladimir Yumatov played a major role in the detective "Line of Defense." The star of the film "Duhless" Maria Andreeva also honored the film "The Executioner" with her presence. Actors
Yuri Tarasov and Daniela Stoyanovich migrated to the project from the similar series MosGaz.
Reviews and reviews
8.3 points out of a possible 10 - thatâs what the âExecutionerâ movie has in terms of audience rating. The actors and roles of the series, apparently, captivated many viewers.
Critics and the audience unanimously argue that the plot of the thriller is very exciting, and the acting remains at its best, the motives and actions of the main characters do not look trivial, and a special atmosphere reigns in the frame. And only some fans of historical facts make comments about the inconsistency of the filmâs scenario with historical truth: the case of Tonka the machine gunner was not disclosed in 1965, but in 1978, and the KGB did not conduct it. But not everyone knows these details, but everyone can enjoy a good movie in the evening after a hard day - you just have to turn on the series âThe Executionerâ.