Nochnoi dozor (2004)

Country of Origin: Russia
Year of Production: 2004
Running Times: 114 mins
Format: colour
Ratio: 1.85:1
Sound: Dolby Digital

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Channel One Russia presents a Tabbak Film Company and Bazelevs production
Copyright: Joint Stock Company Channel One Russia
Producers: Anatoly Maximov, Konstantin Ernst, Igor Bondarenko
Section Divine Studio Producers: Elena Bolshun, Evgenia Aronova
Assistant Producers: Ekaterina Vasilieva, Irina Bystrova
Line Producers: Alexei Kublitsky, Varya Avoyushko
Managers: Olga Kharichkina, Liudmila Evtushenko, Alexander Podolsky
Deputy Managers: Yury Yevdokimov, Mikhail Linkov, Dmitry Katromin, Yana Sukhova
Section Divine Studio Production Manager: Daniil Morozov
Section Divine Studio Manager: Irina Krombi

SCRIPT
Script: Sergei Lukyanenko, Timur Bekmambetov
English Screenplay Adaptation: Timur Bekmambetov, Laeta Kalogriois
Novel: Sergei Lukyanenko

DIRECTION
Director: Timur Bekmambetov
2nd Unit Directors: Eldar Salavatov, Alexander Gorokhov, Felix Zelemskiy
1st Assistant Director: Alexander Gorokhov

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Sergei Trofimov
Cinematographers: Roman Boiko, Rouslan Gerasimenkov, Maxim Shinkarenko, Levan Kapanadze, Valentin Fidorduk, Vladimir Shishkov
2nd Unit Cinematographers: Andrei Abdurakipov, Elena Ivanova, Maxim Shinkarenko, Ruslan Gerasimenkov, Levan Kapanadze
St Petersburg Cinematographer: Andrei Vakorin
St Petersburg Assistant Cinematographer: Sergei Shults
Steadycam (sic) Operators: Alik Tagirov, Nikolai Litvinov
Camera Assistants: Nikolai Shishkov, Andrey Belkanov, Elena Ivanova, Alexander Garibian
Lighting: Sergei Kirillov, Maxim Kalmykov
St Petersburg Lighting: Konstantin Kankava
Section Divine Studio Lights: Evgeny Perekhod
Electricians: Konstantin Mistakidi, Alexei Ilyin, Alexander Sinitsyn, Alexei Smirnov, Vladislav Soldatkin, Alexei Chugreyev, Sergei Seliverstov, Georgiy Babrev
Section Divine Studio Electricians: Konstantin Kankava, Mikhail Panov, LeonidPetrov, Alexei Zhuravsky, Konstantin Karpovich, Mikhail Lukashin, Sergei Ivanov, Nikita Vinogradov
Section Divine Studio Generator: Oleg Kurguzov, Viktor Tkachuk
Key Grip: Igor Kirillov
Grips: Andrei Popov, Vladislav Korolev
Dolly Grips: Vladimir Zharkikh, Dmitry Dubrovin
St Petersburg Dolly Grip: Sergei Sergeyev
Camera Mechanics: Maxim Timoshenko, Dmitry Grigoriev
Photographers: Denis Zybin, Vitaly Yershov, G. Zyrianov
Shooting Equipment: AST; Kinotekhnika
Lighter Equipment: Mosfilm; Bogoan & Brigada
Operators Equipment: IMT; TMT
Film Stock: Kodak
Print Processing: Creative Laboratory Salamandra
Digital Film Services: Fotokem

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Dmitri Kiselev
Moscow Post Production Managers: Tatiana Samoiliva, Evgenia Aronova, Alexei Borisov
Assistants: Ksenia Kiseleva, Pavel Gorin
Text Editor: Alexandra Vinogradova
Colourist: Gennady Averianov

Finnlab
Negative Cutting: Tuija Kotamaki

Digital Film Finland
Producer: Petri Siitonen
Colourists: Greg Fisher, Robert Lang, Chris Wallace
2K Data Scanning: Severi Glanville, Mika Kongas, Tomi Nieminen

Los Angeles Post Production
Executive Post Production Producer: Arthur Gorson
Post Production Supervisor: Larry Ewing
Post Production Project Coordinator: Andrea Allen
Online Editors: Jonathan Slater, Garth O'Donnell
Assistant Editor: Alex Seymour
Editorial PA: Brad Minnich
Fire Editors: Dan Aguilar, Rob Williams
Telecine Colourist: Arnold Ramm, Gareth Cook
Telecine Assistant: George Magallin
Assistant Operators: Daniel Pistole, Melissa McLean

MUSIC
Music: Yuri Poteyenko; Hans Zimmer (from Gladiator (2000) (uncredited))
Music Performed By: Russian National Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Alexander Vedernikov
Chorus Director: Alexei Rudnevsky
Piano Solo: Nadezhda Chibisova
Duduk Solo: Norik Basegian
Vocal: Yulia Korpacheva
Songs Used In This Picture By: Viacheslav Dobrynin, Tikhon Khrennikov, V.D. Akulshin, Vladimir Krestovsky, Sergei Shnurov, Abdrei Grozny, Sergei Shubin
Lyrics: M.L. Matusovskym M.I. Meyerovich, Sergei Lukyanenko (in remake of Vladimir Krestovsky), Sergei Shnurov, Ksenia Novikova

Spartak Ballet (Bolshoi Theatre, 1953)
Libretto Author: N.Volkov
Composer: A. Khachaturian
Choregrapher: Y. Grigorovich
Artist: S. Versaladzhe

Original Music of "Drum Ecstasy" Group: Filipp Chmyr, Alexander Kravtsov, Alexander Gorokh, Stepan Bitus (Empire; Spain; Fight; Collar; Stairs)
Recorded On (sic): "Ton-Studio Mosfilm" by Dmirty Taravkov, 2003

Songs: TT-34, S.Y. Marshak (translated from English) (Jack); Frant Nicolas (Shatter; Tender)
Songs Performed By: TT-34 (Jack); Feeder (Shatter; Tender)
Music Recordist: Gennady Papin
Music Consultant: Peter Volkov (Poliarniki)

SOUND
Sound Director: Alexander Abramov
Sound Technician: Segei Karpenko
Los Angeles Post Production Re-Recording Mixer: Andrew C. D'Addario, Lisle Engle, Marc Fishman, Tony Lamberti
Los Angeles Post Production Supervising Sound Editors: Anna Mackenzie, Jon Mete
Los Angeles Post Production Sound Editors: Karen Vassar, Jon Title
Los Angeles Post Production Assistant Sound Editor: Bob Bowman
Los Angeles Post Production Sound Editorial Technical Support: Jeffrey M. Gleuck
Sound Effects: Pavel Doreuli
Foley Artist: Sergei Figner
Los Angeles Post Production Foley Artists: Zane Bruce, Joe Sabella, Jeff Gunn, Shane Bruce

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Irina Morozova, Natalia Bogdanova, Galina Ustimenko
Section Divine Studio Make Up: Natasha Krymskaya
Section Divine Studio Make Up Assistants: Ksenia Malkina, Alla Rudova, Alexandra Khlestun, Olga Panova, Albina Baturina, Nadezhda Sirotkina
Style and Costumes: Varya Avdyushko
Section Divine Studio Costumes: Irina Shumeeva, Maria Kriuchkova
Assistant Costume Designers: Maria Shvachkina, Maria Yuresko
Layout Artist: Vladimir Svirgotsky
Wardrobe Mistress: Irina Kasianova, Adelia Exanova

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Designer: Petr Gorshenin
Assistant Special Effects Designers: Mikhail Abramov, Roman Darensky
Technical Effects Designer: Valery Grankov
Weather Effects: Dmitry Korichnev, Alexander Komarkov, Victor Matsal, Evgeny Kolomin, Alexander Vasilchuk

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects Supervisor: Vladimir Leschinsky
Supervisor Assistants: Tatiana Tarakandva, Andrei Safanov
Visual Effects Producer: Alexander Gorokhov
Producer Assistants: Yulia Zabara, Alina Nesterova
Coordinators: Konstantin Antonov, Ekaterina Belova, Irina Luzgina
Effects Editors: Alexander Sharov, Maria Sergiyenkova
Visual Effects Art Director: Pavel Perepelkin
Animation Designer: Rezo Gabriadze
Animation Artist: Ekaterina Sokolova
Administrators: Anatoly Nikonov, Viacheslav Kucherko

Bazelevs Production
Supervisor: Alexander Gorokhov
Modeling, Animation & Compositing: Pavel Perepelkin, Vadim Kirillin, Stas Anisimov, Slava Siachenko, Slava Zborovsky, Grigoriy Chalenko, Alexei Petrov, Anatoliy Koshik, Igor Novikov, Igor Zolotariev, Alexander Serkov, Vlad Aboulin, Gennadiy Chistyakov, Dmitriy Vasiliev

Dr. Picture Studio
Supervisors: Victor Lakisov, Sergei Denisov
Producers: Andrei Nikitin, Vladimir Lezhinsky
Art Director: Andrei Nikitin
Modeling & Animation: Victor Lakisov, Maxim Evgrafov, Kirill Skaletsky, Andrei Konkin, Maxim Gureyev
Compositing: Igor Nikitin, Dmitry Lisovsky
Rendering: Alexei Salenkov, Dmitry Prokazov
Colourist: Andrei Nikitin

Ort-Design Special Effects Studio of Channel One Russia
Supervisor: Maxim Beketov
Technical Director: Maxim Kiriyenko
Art Director: Anton Nenashev
Designer: Dmitry Frolov
Modeling: Dmitry Grigoriev
Animation: Vladimir Klevtsov, Alexander Fedukovich
Compositing: Igor Krainov

Post Production.ru
Supervisor: Andrei Mesniankin
Art Director: Viachelsav Smirnov
Modeling & Animation: Timofei Pinkov
Compositing: Oleg Beliayev

Ulitka Studio
Producer: Angela Petrosian
Art Director: Evgeny Barulin
Modeling, Animation & Compositing: Viacheslav Bogdanov, Mikhail Bazhutkin

Reaction
Supervisor: Vladimir Komissarov
Art Director: Andrei Samoriadov
Animation: Denis Khatin
Compositing: Yury Suvorov

Babich Design
Supervisor: Ruslan Ogorodnik
Art Director: Valery Babich
Modeling: Andrei Kravchenko, Roman Bazuchenko, Roman Yevsiukov, Oleg Boiko
Animation: Abdrei Kravchenko, Alexander Babich
Compositing: Konstantin Rukovitsin, Ruslan Ogorodnik

Mentaldrive Studio
Supervisor: Alexei Moskalenko
Producer: Evgeniy Chmil
Coordinator: natalia Kuligina
Modeling: Vitaly Kiriliduk
Animation: Alexander Kucherov
Compositing: Victor Filipchak

Mosfilm- Art
Supervisor: Arkady Dubinin
Producer: Boris Daniliouk
Art Director: Sergei Antonov
Compositing: Alexander Troitsky, Igor Zolotariov, Vladislav Akhtyrsky
Animation: Dmitry Boichenko, Alexander Khaliavin
Rotoscoping: Larisa Misioukova, Tatiana Kisileva, Alexander Skidman, Vladimir Solodovnikov
Animation Processing: Andrei Sitsin

Production Studio "We"
Supervisor: Alexander Petrov
Producer: Konstantin Serebriakov
Art Director: Larisa Uvarova
Coordinator: Tatiana Lifanova
Modeling & Animation: Maxim Sychev
Rendering: Alexander Petrov, Maxim Sychev
Compositing: Yury Chukantsev, Alexander Petrov, Mikhail Maximov, Maxim Sychev
Colourist: Alexander Petrov, Tury Chukantsev

Keyart Studio
Modeling, Animation & Compositing: Evgney (sic) Sheshurin, Andrei Kosogov

Lesta Studio
Supervisor: Denis Drvydov
Producer: Sergei Krasov
Art Director: Elena Zakovriashina
Coordinator: Anna Samofalova
Modeling: Denis Davydov, Ilia Bossov, Pavel Belov, Elena Alexeyeva
Animation: Denis Daydov, Elena Alexeyeva
Texturing: Valeria Zelenskaya, Elena Uspenskaya

Freelancers
Design and Animation: Andrei Golikov, Yury Tsilin, Dmitry Kozhin
modeling, Animation & Compositing: Alexei Melnilov
Compositing: Mikhail Yedelkin, Valentin Kudriavtsev

Los Angeles Post Production
Visual Effects Producer: Barbara Marshall
Compositing Artists: John P. Shirley IV, Greg Tsadilas, Rob Williams, Jason Fotter, Jaison Wilson, Eric Bauer
Data Management: Jason Stevens, Justin Sanchez

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Directors: Valery Viktorov, Mukhtar Mirzakeyev
Barbershop Art Director: Maxim Fesiun
Assistant Production Designers: Damir Munzhukov, Denis Lishchenko, Danila Dukhavin
Architect: I.L. Kezber
Scenic Designers: Vladimir Rogov, Alexander Mironov, Oleg Kazarinov, Eleonora Burdo
Prop Designer: Nikolai Pronin
Section Divine Studio Props Designer: Maria Atamanenko
Prop Assistants: Andre Sumin, Ivan Skorynin, Igor Korneyev, Natalia Dudina, Igor Rogov

MISCELLANEOUS
Accountants: Elena Kuzmina, Ekaterina Agaltsova
Cashier-Accountant: Natalia Yefremova
Director's Crew: Konstantin Antonov, Natalaia Smolina, Olga Novikova, Tatiana Makarova, Pavel Alexashin, Dmitry Makeyev, Maxim Malinin, Gennady Peres, Elena Shkarubskaya, Alexander Gaidin
Director's Assistants: Irina Kouzmina, Ekaterina Vasilieva, Irina Dubrovina
Cinematographer's Assistants: Yury Grigoriants, Nikolai Brusov
2nd Unit Cinematographer's Assistants: Sergei Kulishenko, Mikhail Onipenko
Editor's Assistants: Andrei Dzhunkovsky, Nikolai Bulygin, Alexander Sharov, Dmitry Drel
Sound Director's Assistants: Sergei Tsygankov, Artur Agadzanian
Stage Managers: Alexei Grankov, Andrei Korolkov, Gleb Yegorov, Alexander Alkhimov, Dmitry Gogachiov, Igor Alkhimov, Alexei Mordzov, Vitaly Tsvetkov, Dmitry Kononov
Drivers: Sergei Golovanov, Sergei Vishvikov, Vladimir Budanov, Igor Svirepov, Nikolai Ovsiannikov, Yaroslav Stepanov, Boris Maslov, Ivan Urishev, Anatloiy Krasheninnikov, Victor Zolotarev, Valery Eremin, Alxenader Statouyev, Sergei Grishkin, Mikhail Gevorkian, Alexander Shmakov, Alexander Grenekin, Gennady Konkov
Section Divine Studio Drivers: Nikolai Frolov, Vladimir Redkin, Igor Laneyev
Section Divine Studio Grip Truck: Peter Zemlyansky
Craft Services: Svetlana Grachidva
Workers: Alexander Alkhimov, Vitaly Tsvetkov, Yuri Lezhnev, Dmitry Klochkov
Animal Film: Alia Somova
Kinologiya-T (sic): Victor Zuikov
Administrators: Anatoly Nikonov, Olga Alexeyeva, Liudmila Data, Natalia Evodkimovr, Alxanedr Karchevsky, Nikita Dmitriyev, Alexander Partosh, Olga Vysotskaya, Denis Miroshnichenko, Irina Zakharova, Vladimir Zakharov
St Petersburg Administrators: Vlad Yershov, Vlad Morozov
Section Divine Studio Administration: Vladislav Lebedev, Alexei, Kharchenko, Vladislav Yershov, Ksenia Kiseleva, Vladimir Melikhov, Dmitry Tsarev
Knights and Costumes: "Iron Wolves" Club (Republic of Belarus), Fiedor Mikheyev; "Kniazhiy Gouf" Military History Club (Moscow);, Sergei Mikulsky;Igor Panin "Master" (Moscow)
Selection of Costumes andWeaponry in Czech Republic: "K-International", Kare Ulrikova; "Barrandov"; "Merlet"
Law Consultant: Ekaterina Pogorelova
Wireless Communication: Country-Telekom
Filmed with Mosfilm assistance

Channel One Russia Cinema Production Department
Director: Dzhanik Faiziev
Deputy Director: Nikolai Popov
Chief Editor: Lena Ganevskaya
Editor: Victoria Demidova
Executive Producers: Andrei Kuchinksy, Konstantin Yegiyenko, Margo Zosimenko
Production Coordinator: Irina Avstreich

Cinema Programming Department
Director: Sergei Titinkov

Bazelevs Production LLC
General Director: Anna Polyanok
General Producer: Natela Abuladze

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Special Thanks To: Mosvodokanal, St Petersburg Metropoliten; choerographer of Profi ballet Ilona Zinurova; Lenenergo JS; DavidBrenner; Nokia Company; Mobile Telesystems Company; Nestle Food LLC; Rambler Company; Talosto CC; ProPlacement Company; Helen Ermark salon; Econika Shoe Corporation; Second-nad goods market at Mark platform and all secondhand shops in Moscow; Hotel Chaika administration St Petersburg; TMT collaborator Alexei Volkov; Bakhyt Kilibayev; Leo Gabraidze; Alexei Slapovsky; Raisa Pavlenko; Vladimir Perepelkin; Maxin Perepelkin; Valery Golbev; Alexander Delphinoff; Georgt "Satir" Kidsov; Stepan Pondmariov; Creative union The Crypt
Footage from Buffy teh Vampire Slayer courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Television

LOCATIONS
Locations: Moscow, Russia; St Petersburg, Russia
Location Managers: Ekaterina Zaletayeva, Elena Saprykina

STUNTS
Stunt Director: Sergei Vorobiev
Fight Director: Dmirty Tarasenko
Stunt Performers: Konstantin Demakhin, Sergei Gushchin, Yury Barinov, Alexei Sefin, EduardBougaichuk, Boris Karelin, Ilia Karelin, Andrei Shurdakov, Alexei Vorobiev, Igor Besov, Alexei Buinov, Sergei Zotkin, Alexander Rakov, Sergei Golubev, Vitaly Seregin, Ruslan Klemenov, Prokhor Zikora, Andrei Nikolayev, Oleg Borisenko, EduardFedashko, Andrei Grigoriev, Vladimir Yelin, Vladimir Maliugin, Alexei Potapov, Mikhail Slaoko, Alexei Pashin, Alexander Anshiutu, Alexander Tarasenko, Sergei Sholokhov, Andrei Lepilin
Fireworkers: Evgeny Pokrovsky, Ilia Churinov, Igor Titov, Alexander Komarkov, Andrei Pakholkov, Yury Uoaltsov, Andrei Korovin

CASTING
Casting Director: Tamara Odintsova
St Petersburg Casting: Anastasia Samsonova
Section Divine Studio Casting: Nastia Samsonova, Sasha Kolonistova
Casting Assistants: Olga Sizova, Nadezhda Scchurok, Natalaia Emelianova

CAST
Konstantin Khabensky (Anton Gorodetsky)
Vladimir Menshov (Geser)
Valery Zolotukhin (Kostya's father)
Maria Poroshina (Svetlana)
Galina Tunina (Olga)
Aleksei Chadov (Kostya)
Zhanna Friske (Alice)
Ilia Lagutenko (Andrei)
Victor Verzhbitsky (Zavulon)
Rimma Markova (Darya Schultz)
Maria Mironova (Yegor's mother)
Alexei Maklakov (Simeon)
Alexandr Samdilenko (Ilya)
Dima Martynov (real name: Dmitri Martinov) (Yegor)
Anna Sliu (real name: Anna Slyusaryova) (Tiger Cub)
Anna Dubrovskaya (Larisa)
Sergei Prikhdoko (Peter)
Igor Savochkin (Maxim Ivanovich)
Yegor Dronov (Tolik)
Nikolai Olyalin (Inquisitor)
Dmitri Klokov
Dmitri Osetrov
Konstantin Murzenko (man in metro)
Anatoly Gorin
Liudmila Aronova
Alexander Shchurok
Nikolai Kiselev
Marina Ivanova
Vitia Ivanov
Polina Shchurok
Tatiana Shchankina
Alexander Kozlov
Igor Pismenny
Victoria Smirnova
Sergei Kalashnikov
Ekaterina Malikova
Vladik Anufriyev
Yura Yakovlev
Vania Popov
Liesha Kurochkin
Yarik Romashenko

PLOT SUMMARY

Hiding in the darkness are some truly terrible things waiting to prey on Mankind. Against them stands the Night Watch, an elite force dedicated to maintaining the centuries-old truce between Darkness and Light. And now in Moscow that truce is being broken and an ancient prophecy is about too come tru as the 'Great Other' prepares to make the final decision between Day or Night.

CAPSULE REVIEW

Beautiful, bewildering and occasionally infuriating, Nochnor dozor is certainly never dull. Despite a confusing plotline and a surfeit of characters, it's an exhilarating ride that brims over with clever ideas and concepts, many of which are familiar, some of which we've not seen before. Visually stunning, what it lacks in cohesion it more than makes up for in scale and spectacle. (Full Review)

AVAILABILITY

Argentina
Theatrical Distributors: Twentieth Century Fox de Argentina

Czech Republic
Theatrical Distributors: Bontonfilm

Italy
Theatrical Distributors: Twentieth Century Fox Italia

Netherlands
Theatrical Distributors: Twentieth Century Fox Netherlands

Russia
Theatrical Distributors: Gemini Film
Television Distributors: Channel One Russia

USA
Theatrical Distributors: Fox Searchlight Pictures

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Czech Republic
Rating: 15

Finland
Rating: K-15

Ireland
Rating: 18

Norway
Rating: 15

Singapore
Rating: NC-16

UK
Rating: 15

USA
Rating: R (for strong violence, disturbing images and language)

TIMELINE

2004
June
27: Russia – shown at the Moscow Film Festival

July
8: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine – theatrical release; Netherlands – shown at the Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival; Czech Republic – shown at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival
14: UK – shown at the Cambridge Film Festival
21: Czech Republic – theatrical release
25: Canada – shown at the Fantasia Film Festival
29: Iceland – theatrical release

August
4: Argentina – theatrical release
11: Hong Kong – theatrical release
19: Bulgaria – theatrical release
28: UK - shown at FrightFest. London

September
2: Poland – theatrical release
7: Belgium – theatrical release
8: Hungary – theatrical release
9: Denmark – theatrical release
15: Singapore – theatrical release
23: Finland, Turkey – theatrical release
28: France, Switzerland (French speaking region) – theatrical release
29: Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland (German speaking region) – theatrical release
30: Greece – theatrical release

October
6: Australia – theatrical release
7: UK – theatrical release
14: Italy, Switzerland (Italian speaking region) – theatrical release

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Gamis gushagi – Georgian title
I guardiani della notte - Italian title
Night Watch - English language title

LINKS

SEQUELS
Dnevnoi dozor (2006)
Nochnoi dozor 3 (2007)

FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
Kak snimalsya Nochnoy dozor (2004)

INCLUDES FOOTAGE FROM
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Buffy vs Drcaula (26 September 2000)

KEYWORDS

book into film, bats, birds, end of the world, magic, owls, police, shapeshifters, storms, transformations, vampires

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008