The story of a strong personality in the film "Legend №17". Actors, characters of the "legendary" picture of 2013

When films are rented on the facts that took place to be, or to individuals who are recognized earlier and now, they have special requirements. A reliable storyline, which keeps spectators intrigue, actors' play and musical accompaniment - only such components can make a real hit out of the picture. The film "Legend №17" (actors, characters, reviews) is the subject of this article.

Transfer the story to the screen is a noble affair

The famous company "TriTe", owned by Nikita Mikhalkov, was engaged in the preparation of the future picture long before its release. Nikolai Kulikov, Mikhail Mestetsky and Nikolai Lebedev were invited to write the script. The latter later sat in the chair of the director. What is the film "Legend number 17" in 2013? The painting is dedicated to the famous Soviet hockey player Valery Kharlamov. It reflects many events that have taken place in reality. A special place is given to the first game of the national teams of the Soviet Union and Canada from the legendary supersession (a series of eight matches), which started in 1972.

The birth of the film and the search for the main actor

Not many people know that the idea of the film originated after the documentary program "Additional time" in 2007, dedicated to Valery Kharlamov. She, however, was severely criticized by his son Alexander. Undoubtedly, this program, as the writers of "Legends No. 17" noted, is a tribute to the great personality who achieved high achievements in Soviet sport. But at the same time it is a documentary, including archival footage and materials, and the viewer wanted to present a story, sustained in the format of a full-length picture.

The production team was faced with the first difficulties, barely born anonymous script, later named "Legend No. 17". The actors of the future film became the main snag for the producers. And if the performers of secondary images were not so difficult to pick up, then who could translate the Olympic champion on the screen?

The "Legend" should play the real legends

This person became an actor, who is now called the most popular star of modern cinema. Over his shoulders work in more than forty paintings, most of which are warmly received by critics. Native Muscovite Danila Kozlovsky from childhood was engaged in music and acting. And although he enrolled in the Kronstadt Cadet School and seriously thought about the career of a sailor, his plans for a life changed a happy event. In 1998, Danila starred in the series about schoolchildren "Simple Truths." The first television experience turns out to be so interesting that a young man is finally determined with a future profession. He moved to the northern capital to enter the theater academy. In the same period, Danila begins to storm television screens.

In 2005, the military drama "Garpastum" comes out, for which Kozlovsky receives the White Elephant award. The 2008 tape "We from the Future", also military, gives the actor the role of Bormann, who, along with his friends, falls into the midst of the 1942 fighting. Over the next few years there are several successful projects with the participation of the actor, but Danilo Kozlovsky acquires the greatest fame with the release of the adaptation of Sergei Minaev's novel Duhless. Further - only the main roles, because in the background, none of the admirers and admirers of the truly talented Danila is no longer present.

Today the actor takes the leading place in the list of stars of domestic show business. In the spring of 2015, the premiere of a musical performance with his participation "The Great Dreams of an Ordinary Man" was held, the executive producer of which was Philip Kirkorov.

"Legend №17": actors who embodied minor images

The picture shows a number of characters who somehow influenced the fate of Valery Kharlamov. Among them:

• Anatoly Tarasov - master of sports, honored coach, colonel. One of the ancestors and beginners of Soviet hockey. His love for sports was taken up by his daughter Tatyana Tarasova. She is a figure skating coach. In the film, the role of Anatoly Tarasov is performed by Oleg Menshikov.
• Irina Smirnova is a girl, and after her husband Kharlamov. The image was embodied by Svetlana Ivanova.
• The father of the hockey player, Boris Sergeevich, was played by People's Artist of Russia Boris Shcherbakov.
• Phil Esposito and Bobby Clark are the famous Canadian hockey players who participated in the 1972 super series, which is described in the film "Legend # 17". The images are embodied by the actors Goetz Otto and Andrei Runzo.
• Alexander Gusev - defender, master of sports. His role was played by Alexander Lobanov.
• Vladislav Tretyak - goalkeeper, coach, defender. The legend of Soviet sport, played in a huge number of matches. The image is embodied by Alexander Pakhomov.
• Oleg Belakovsky is a sports physician. The role is played by the actor Yuri Burkun.

In addition, the film presents other characters directly related to the sport and Valery Kharlamov, in particular.

"Legend №17": reviews of the movie

Perhaps, this picture was one of those from which more was expected not of box-office success, but of the recognition of critics and sports figures. For the most part, she collected positive feedback from the audience; Many publications about the cinema ("Poster", "Empire", "Colta") dedicated the "Legend" whole reversals. There were also those who condemned the filmmakers for trying to present the facts in this way, as described in the story. Among those were Alexander Maltsev, a friend of Valery Kharlamov, a reporter for the Soviet Sport Andrei Bodrov and several other journalists.

Many spectators noted that the "Legend" is a story of a strong personality, which is virtually invisible for endless training and matches. The film has a share of humor, allowing you to watch it without much "straining", as well as intrigue, keeping from the first frames to the finals. The technical side remains on top - hockey matches are shown so realistically that it's hard not to feel the taste of adrenaline, emotion and excitement.

Absence of ambiguity, purposefulness, a sense of patriotism and own pride for our country are the key components of the success of the biographical tape "Legend No. 17". Actors and characters, they embodied, for a long time will remain in the hearts of lovers of Russian cinema and Soviet sport.