Birth of the Russian "Great Mute" (1898–1917) It is known that the French brought the movies to Russia. It was at the beginning of 1896. However, many Russian photographers were able to quickly learn a new craft. Already in 1898, documentary plots were shot not only by foreign, but also by Russian operators. But still 10 years were before the appearance of Russian feature films. Only in 1908, director and entrepreneur Alexander Drankov made the first Russian film with actors under the title Ponizovaya Volnitsa (Stepan Razin)...

October 14th, 2005. London, headquarters of EON Productions. Barbara Broccoli turns on the recording: on the screen, a red-haired detective from Leyer 44 hits a gangster with a tire iron. "It's the butcher!" says producer Michael Wilson. "No," Barbara retorts. — This is the new Bond. He's going to bleed." Thus began the era of Craig, the most humane, furious and inconvenient 007 agent. Part 1: The Casting that almost failed The year is 2004. After the failure of "Die, but Not Now," Pierce Brosnan is "kicked out" of the role...