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The Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin (film)

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The Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin
(Giperboloid inzhenera Garina)
Original Czech film poster
Original Czech film poster
Directed byAleksandr Gintsburg[1]
Written byIosif Manevich[2]
Alexander Gintsburg[2]
Produced byMoisei Vainberg[1]
StarringYevgeniy Yevstigneyev
Vsevolod Safonov
Mikhail Astangov
Natalya Klimova
CinematographyAlexander Rybin
Music byMoisey Vainberg
Production
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Release date
  • 1965 (1965)
Running time
96 minutes[1]
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageRussian

The Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin (Russian: Гиперболоид инженера Гарина, translit. Giperboloid inzhenera Garina) also abbreviated as Engineer Garin is a black-and-white 1965 Soviet science fiction film based on Aleksey Tolstoy's novel of the same name.[3][4]

Plot

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In 1925, Russian engineer Pyotr Garin develops a weapon of unprecedented destructive power using the discoveries of Professor Mantsev—the hyperboloid, a generator of an intense heat ray. Garin devises a plan to use the hyperboloid to achieve his ultimate ambition: to become the ruler of the world. However, his invention attracts the attention of both Soviet intelligence agencies and foreign capitalists, sparking a relentless pursuit of Garin and his deadly creation.

Awards

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  • IFF of Fantasy Films in Trieste (Italy) – Top Prize "Golden Seal of the City of Trieste", 1966

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "The Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin (DVD NTSC)ENGLISH SUBTITLES (1965)". Amazon. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "The Hyperboloid Of Engineer Garin: Cast & Details". TV Guide. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Engineer Garin's Hyperboloid". Bukinist.com. 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
  4. ^ "DVD disk Engineer Garin". Russian Cinema Council. 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
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