The Successor

1996
R
1h 44m

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A young Englishman "Jason Connery" hounded by history, visits Russia to fulfil a promise made to his dying grandmother. He is embroiled unwittingly in the shadowy forces fighting for control... Read allA young Englishman "Jason Connery" hounded by history, visits Russia to fulfil a promise made to his dying grandmother. He is embroiled unwittingly in the shadowy forces fighting for control of Russia: The Monarchists who desire a return to power for the remnants of the Romanov f... Read allA young Englishman "Jason Connery" hounded by history, visits Russia to fulfil a promise made to his dying grandmother. He is embroiled unwittingly in the shadowy forces fighting for control of Russia: The Monarchists who desire a return to power for the remnants of the Romanov family, and the Neo-Communists, a shadowy, unscrupulous group that dabbles in trading pluto... Read all

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4.7/10

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Jason Connery

Peter Reardon…

Laura Girling

Anna

Vladimir Litvinov

Ivanov

Tatyana Zhuravlyova

Riznova
(as Tatiana Zhuravleva)

Andrey Tenetko

Oreg

Irina Sabanova

Valentina

Natalya Shostak

Rima
(as Natalia Shostak)

Romuald Makarenko

Yuri

Yulian Makarov

Grygory
(as Julian Zhurin)

Sergey Pizhel

Koba

Anatoly Slivnikov

Feodol
(as Anatory Slivnikov)

Viktor Smirnov

Joshiv
(as Victor Smirnov)

Viktor Bychkov

Victor
(as Victor Bychkov)

Anatoliy Shvederskiy

Duke Igori
(as Anatory Shvedersky)

Nonna Bubnova

Countess Olega

Mikhail Urzhumtsev

Sergei
(as Michael Urzhumtsev)

Alexander Anisimov

Andrei

Alina Filipova

Sonya

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7viktorria111

I thought it was a good romantic thriller.

I thought it was a good romantic thriller. It was exciting and really like Jason Connery - he's darling. There were some slow parts but mostly the film kept my interest. The Russian aristocracy points to the plot were also interesting.

3shamintha

just horrible...

Hardly seen such bad acting before. However must give credit to the authentic scenery and the general idea.

There is too much romance and far too less politics. Despite its good beginning the movie gets worse and worse towards the end. When they talk about history it just doesn't give the impression they know what they are really talking about.

Very slow storyline mixed with far too much fantasy and and a poor acting on top of that. All in all not worth seeing, especially for those who have a historical interest and most of all nothing for those who like romantic movies with little Ms Nobody meets Mr Perfect who turns out to be the rightful king.

zeppo-2

Post glasnost romantic thriller

There was a pretty decent espionage thriller germ of an idea in this film but it never really developed into anything concrete. Leading man, Jason Connery sleepwalks through his part and seems to believe he has wandered into a Merchant & Ivory costume drama. The fact he imbues his role with all the charm and charisma of a used condom, doesn't help and fails to convince what the beautiful Laura Girling would ever see in such a dull man.

The plot itself is convoluted and confusing and the ending is just plain puzzling. With different people of different nationalities all involved in the acting, writing,directing,etc, it all ends up a mess.

Better to go back and watch Micheal Caine in the 'Harry Palmer' films,like the 'The Ipcress File.