“The Travelers” is a Russian television series directed by Gennady Baysak. The release date of the series “The Travelers” is September 3, 2007. The actors Nina Ruslanova, Lev Durov, Irina Byakova, Alexander Yakovlev, Vladimir Dolinsky, Alexey Kortnev played the roles in the 12+ category comedy drama art project. The music for this Russian series with episodes lasting 44 minutes was written by Yuri Alyabov.
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Spectators are presented with the everyday life of the Moscow -Sochi train . The head of the train and the conductor of the 55th ambulance - people are quite brave, erudite, with an excellent sense of humor. They are able to solve the problem of any complexity, to find common ground with even the most inadequate passenger.
About filming
The shooting of the series took place in Moscow, Rostov, Voronezh, Sochi. The scene of the scenes on the train was the Mosfilm pavilion, in which the decoration of the cars was installed. Some actors of the series “The Travelers” had to temporarily change their roles. Actor Vladimir Episkopian, for example, whom a modern viewer knows by his role in the adventure film “Pirates of the 20th Century”, appeared this time in the image of a good-natured cook. The famous actors Lev Durov and Olga Aroseva played themselves in this cinematic project. According to Lev Durov, this role was a non-standard task for him.
The general producer of this cinematic project, Yuri Glotser, said in a short interview that:
- train travel stories are close and understandable for Russians;
- in modern Russian cinema at that time, nothing like the series “The Travelers” was created.
Performers of the roles of train chief and conductor
Alexander Yakovlev and Nina Ruslanova - actors of the series “The Travelers”. Alexander Yakovlev, who executed the head of the train, Peter Kirillov, was born on January 15, 1946. A native of Moscow. The actor’s track record includes 110 cinematographic projects, including feature films “Fate”, “Legend No. 17”, “The Barber of Siberia”, “One among strangers, a stranger among one’s own”, “Original Russia” and the series “Seventeen Moments of Spring” , "Sibiriada", "Emergency. Emergency". He played in feature films of the genres of drama, crime, action. In 2014, he played the role of Stepan in Oleg Kuramshin’s Russian crime drama “Following the Beast”. In the same year, took part in the filming of the action movie "Alien War" by Alexander Chernyaev.
Nina Ruslanova in the 1st season of the series “The Travelers” played the role of an experienced guide Tamara Petrovna. Nina Ruslanova was born in the city of Bogodukhov, Kharkov region (USSR) on December 5, 1945. Her professional list of 169 cinematographic works. The most famous films with her participation are “Dog Heart”, “Tomorrow Was the War”, “My Friend Ivan Lapshin”, “Do Not Shoot the White Swans”.
She performed roles in television films of the serial format “Shadows disappear at noon”, “Plot”, “Gypsy”, “Return of Budulaya”. The first cinematic role of Nina Ruslanova happened in 1967. In 2014 she played in the horror film Oleg Stepchenko "Wii". A year earlier, she played a role in the series "The Cuckoo." In 1998 she received the title of "People's Artist of Russia". According to the sign of the horoscope - Sagittarius.
Performers of the roles of the head of the restaurant carriage and the barmaid
Vladimir Dolinsky and Lyubov Rudenko - actors of the series “The Travelers”. Vladimir Dolinsky played the role of Lev Semenovich - the head of the restaurant-car of the fast train Moscow - Sochi. The actor was born on April 20, 1944 in the city of Moscow. He played roles in 106 cinematographic projects. As an actor, he took part in the creation of feature films “The Same Munchausen”, “Star of Captivating Happiness”, “Ordinary Miracle”, “Yarik”, “Tale of Wanderings”.
The series with his participation are “The Countess de Monsoro,” “Do Not Renounce Loving,” “D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers.” He came to the cinema in 1966, playing the role in the famous series "Zucchini" 13 chairs "." In 2010, he voiced one of the heroes of Andrei Konchalovsky’s movie, The Nutcracker and the Rat King. In 2017, he starred in the mini-series “My Favorite Mother-in-Law”, played the foreign ambassador in the adventure action movie Oleg Stepchenko, “The Secret of the Dragon Print: A Journey to China,” starring Jason Fleming, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jackie Chan. According to the sign of the horoscope - Aries. At the time of writing, the actor is 73 years old.
Lyubov Rudenko, who performed the role of Vera Panteleeva, the barmaid in season 1 of the series “The Travelers”, has 69 cinematic works in her track record. She played in the full-length feature films “Fool”, “Vacation at Your Own Account”, “Dead Field” and the television series “Taiga. Survival Course ”,“ The Life of Klim Samghin ”,“ Secret Sign ”. In 2016, she played the role of Galina Konstantinovna in Gosha Kutsenko’s film “The Doctor”. Actress Lyubov Rudenko was born on October 22, 1959. A native of Moscow. According to the zodiac sign - Libra.
About life during filming and fun occasions
Actors and members of the crew during the filming became one friendly family. Nina Ruslanova - actress of the series “The Travelers” - says that on her birthday she received congratulations on flowers and poems from the whole group, including the director, which touched her to tears.
There was a lot of funny too. Actors of the series “The Travelers” Vladimir Episkopyan and Vladimir Dolinsky told funny stories about the filming of this series. Once at the station, where another episode of this television movie was being created, unfamiliar Armenians asked Vladimir Episkopian to look after their suitcases. The actor who responded to the request had no choice but to enter the carriage with someone else's luggage after the command to start filming. After some time, the returning owners of the suitcases made a scandal, demanding their return.
Vladimir Dolinsky spoke about filming scenes with a snake, which, according to him, was bored and refused to move. The reptile did not react to anything, but it was necessary that the snake behave threateningly. In the end, the snake capture scene was still filmed, albeit with difficulty.
Finally
Reviews about the series "The Travelers" are mostly positive. The audience liked the work of the actors in it, attracted an interesting story and healthy humor present in this series. “It looks in one breath” - this is what they say about him who liked this Russian television series about the everyday life of railway employees.