A broken general must deliver a message through enemy lines—or watch Russia fall.
Ever since the death of his wife, the famous and once highly-respected general Michael Strogoff has fallen steadily into a state of decrepitude.
Acting
Paolo Seganti commits to the bit like rent is due.
Production
Location shooting in Russia gives budget epic unexpected scope.
Costume
Fur. So much fur. Someone's grandmother wept.
Director
Fabrizio Costa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed partially on location in Kazan and Saint Petersburg, rare for a European TV production of this era.
Verne's 1876 novel was Soviet propaganda gold—this adaptation notably softens the anti-Tsarist undertones.
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