Gagarin: First in Space (2013)
Original title: Гагарин. Первый в космосе
Gagarin: First in Space is a 2013 Russian-language drama movie directed by Pavel Parkhomenko, with a running time of 1h 48m. It stars Yaroslav Zhalnin, Mikhail Filippov and Vladimir Steklov.
The film is dedicated to the first steps of mankind on the path of space exploration and direct the fate of the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. The main motif - the fight for the right to be first: the competition in the first cosmonaut, competition in missile technology, the confrontation of superpowers - the USSR and the USA. In the first group of astronauts were selected from three thousand fighter pilots across the country. In twenty of the legendary got the best of the best. Which of them will fly first, no one knew. In this way, had to contend not only with the pull of the earth ...
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What is Gagarin: First in Space about?
The film is dedicated to the first steps of mankind on the path of space exploration and direct the fate of the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. The main motif - the fight for the right to be first: the competition in the first cosmonaut, competition in missile technology, the confrontation of superpowers - the USSR and the USA. In the first group of astronauts were selected from three thousand fighter pilots across the country. In twenty of the legendary got the best of the best. Which of them will fly first, no one knew. In this way, had to contend not only with the pull of the earth ...
When was Gagarin: First in Space released?
Gagarin: First in Space was released on 5 June 2013.
How long is Gagarin: First in Space?
Gagarin: First in Space runs 1h 48m.
Who made Gagarin: First in Space?
Gagarin: First in Space was directed by Pavel Parkhomenko.
Official site
http://www.kremlinfilms.com/Gagarin-Pervyj-v-kosmose_118.html
Cast
- Yaroslav Zhalnin as Yuri Gagarin
- Mikhail Filippov as Sergey Korolev
- Vladimir Steklov as Nikolai Kamanin
- Olga Ivanova as Valentina Ivanova
- Sergei Laktuynkin as Valeriy Bykovsky
- Inga Strelkova-Oboldina as Ada Kotovskaya
- Sergey Kalashnikov as Pavel Popovich
- Danila Bukrin as Boriska
- Vladimir Chuprikov as Nikita Khrushchev
- Viktor Proskurin as Father
- Nadezhda Markina as Anna Timofeevna Gagarina
- Vadim Michman as Herman Titov
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