In czarist Russia, a neurotic soldier and his distant cousin formulate a plot to assassinate Napoleon.In czarist Russia, a neurotic soldier and his distant cousin formulate a plot to assassinate Napoleon.In czarist Russia, a neurotic soldier and his distant cousin formulate a plot to assassinate Napoleon.
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Féodor Atkine
- Mikhail
- (as Feodor Atkine)
Yves Barsacq
- Rimsky
- (as Yves Barsaco)
Gérard Buhr
- Servant
- (as Gerard Buhr)
Henri Czarniak
- Ivan
- (as Henry Czarniak)
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- TriviaIn an interview with 'Esquire' magazine, Woody Allen once said of the making of this movie: "When good weather was needed, it rained. When rain was needed, it was sunny. The cameraman was Belgian, his crew French. The underlings were Hungarian, the extras were Russian. I speak only English - and not really that well. Each shot was chaos. By the time my directions were translated, what should have been a battle scene ended up as a dance marathon. In scenes where Keaton and I were supposed to stroll as lovers, Budapest suffered its worst weather in twenty-five years".
- GoofsThe young Boris has blue eyes, but the adult Boris has brown eyes.
- Quotes
Sonja: To love is to suffer. To avoid suffering one must not love. But then one suffers from not loving. Therefore, to love is to suffer; not to love is to suffer; to suffer is to suffer. To be happy is to love. To be happy, then, is to suffer, but suffering makes one unhappy. Therefore, to be unhappy, one must love or love to suffer or suffer from too much happiness. I hope you're getting this down.
- Crazy creditsRussian composer Sergei Prokofiev is listed in the credits as "S. Prokofiev," just the way he would have been listed in the credits of a Russian film.
- Alternate versionsThe MGM DVD release deletes the pre-title Prokofiev overture.
- ConnectionsFeatured in V.I.P.-Schaukel: Episode #7.3 (1977)
Featured review
Possibly Allen's comic masterpiece
Although the critics loved Annie Hall and some of Allen's other films more than this one, I think this is his best combination of comedy and philosophy. I would strongly recommend this to any fan of Russian history, comedy, philosophy, or Woody Allen.
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- Feb 13, 2004
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- Die letzte Nacht des Boris Gruschenko
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- $3,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $20,123,742
- Gross worldwide
- $20,123,742
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