White Tiger (2012 film)
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| Directed by | Karen Shakhnazarov |
| Produced by | Karen Shakhnazarov |
| Written by | Aleksandr Borodyansky Karen Shakhnazarov Ilya Boyashov |
| Starring | Gerasim Arkhipov |
| Cinematography | Aleksandr Kuznetsov |
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| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
White Tiger (Russian: Белый тигр, translit. Belyy tigr) is a 2012 Russian action film directed by Karen Shakhnazarov. The film was selected as the Russian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.[1] The film is based on the novella Tankist, ili "Belyy tigr" (The Tank Crewman, or "the White Tiger") by Russian novelist Ilya Boyashov.
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Plot
It is World War II. After a battle, a tank operator is found in a destroyed Soviet tank. Miraculously recovering from burns on 90 percent of his body, he suffers amnesia and cannot recall his identity. He receives a new passport in the name Naydenov (from the Russian word for "found"), and is returned to duty. Naydenov believes he has the ability to communicate with tanks as if they were people, though he tries not to advertise this. He is also recognized as the best tank driver in his army group.
In the meantime, rumors arise about a new, invincible Nazi tank that appears seemingly out of nowhere and disappears just as quickly, destroying dozens of Soviet tanks in the process. This mysterious enemy tank is dubbed "White Tiger" by the Soviet forces.
Naydenov believes it is this tank that nearly killed him, and he is out for revenge. Given his skills, Naydenov is ordered to locate and destroy this White Tiger. Naydenov is convinced that the enemy tank is unpiloted, being essentially a ghost of war. The counterintelligence officer assigned to tracking down the White Tiger, who helps Naydenov, comes to believe the latter's interpretation.
During a subsequent military action, Naydenov's tank comes upon the White Tiger tank in an abandoned village and engages it in battle. The White Tiger is damaged but not destroyed, and manages to escape. The counterintelligence officer then attempts to convince his commanding general that both the tank and the "born again" Naydenov are creations not of man, but of the war itself. The general is unconvinced.
After the fall of Nazi Germany, the counterintelligence officer meets Naydenov in a field and tries to convince him that the war is over, but the latter disagrees, saying that the war will not truly end until the White Tiger is destroyed. He then rides off in his tank, solo, presumably in search of the White Tiger.
In the final scene of the film, Hitler is shown seated in a large room with a fireplace, talking to a stranger and defending his actions during the war.
Cast
- Gerasim Arkhipov as Сaptain Sharipov
- Aleksandr Bakhov as Kryuk
- Vilmar Bieri as Generaladmiral Hans-Georg von Friedeburg (as Vilmar Biri)
- Dmitri Bykovsky as General Smirnov (as Dmitriy Bykovskiy-Romashov)
- Vitaliy Dordzhiev as Berdyev
- Valeriy Grishko as Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Zhukov
- Klaus Grünberg as Generaloberst Hans-Jürgen Stumpff (as Klaus Gryunberg)
- Vladimir Ilin as Chief of the Hospital
- Dmitri Kaljazin as young sailor (as Dmitriy Kalyazin)
- Yuriy Kirshev
- Vitaliy Kishchenko as Major Fedotov
- Karl Kranzkowski as Adolf Hitler (as Karl Krantskovski)
- Andrey Myasnikov as General
- Leonid Orlov as German POW
- Christian Redl as Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Keitel (as Kristian Redl)
- Michael Schenk (as Maykl Shenks)
- Mariya Shashlova as Voennvrach
- Aleksey Vertkov as Ivan Naydenov
See also
- [[{{{1}}}]][] (Russian: Экипаж машины боевой, translit. Ekipazh mashiny boevoy) — is a 1983 Russian war film about dueling Russian and German tank aces on tanks T-34 and Panther. Screenplay written by [[{{{1}}}]][], who was a tank ace and Hero of the Soviet Union.
- List of submissions to the 85th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Russian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
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