The Turkish Gambit (film)
- The Turkish Gambit (film)
The Turkish Gambit is a 2005 Russian film, an adaptation of Boris Akunin's popular novel The Turkish Gambit featuring detective Erast Fandorin. It was directed by Dzhanik Faiziyev, and starred Yegor Beroyev, Marat Basharov and Olga Krasko. Akunin converted his own novel into the screenplay. [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374298/] It was one of the largest budget films in Russian history.
Plot
The film takes place in Bulgaria during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). Erast Fandorin is put on the trail of a Turkish agent who is trying to disrupt the Russian advance during the Siege of Pleven.
Anachronisms
In the sniper scene of the film, the sniper uses a Model 1893 Mauser rifle, even though the film takes place in 1877-1878.
The film mentions the Turkish spy Enver Pasha who was not born until 1881.
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