Frantsuz
Movie (2019)
Russian title: Француз
English title: A Frenchman
Starring:
Anton Rival (Pierre Durand, French student in Moscow)
Evgeniya Obraztsova (Kira Galkina, Bolshoi Theatre ballerina)
Alexander Baluyev (Tatishchev, former White Army officer)
A French student Pierre Durand comes to 1957 Moscow for an internship, while trying to search for traces of his father, a White Army officer, who disappeared during Stalin’s Great Purge.
Tupolev Tu-104
A fully computer-generated sequence of 1957 Vnukovo, back then the only international airport in Moscow, with many Aeroflot planes in there. Although the plane in the picture is not real, a Tu-104A with registration number CCCP-L5434 did exist in reality and served in Vnukovo flying squad during 1957—1958. Other computer generated Tu-104’s can be seen, including CCCP-L5413 (the real prototype also from Vnukovo).
Tupolev Tu-104 and Ilyushin Il-14
Also seen in this scene among with Tu-104 are multiple CGI Ilyushin Il-14’s.
Tupolev Tu-114
Although not shown outside, the cabin of Tu-114 can be seen in the scene where Pierre departs for France. The filming took place inside Tu-114 from Monino museum, reg. СССР-Л5611, serial 5611. It was probably intended to pose as Tu-104, otherwise it would be a mistake, as Tu-114 did not enter commercial passenger service until 1961.
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