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Blue Lightnings
65%
Movie
1h 26m
AI Analysis
Blue Lightnings (1978) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Blue Lightnings (1978) — a movie tagged as Drama and Adventure with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Anatoly Ruchyov is quite a talented guy. One day he decides to enter a prestigious Soviet university — the institute of international relations. But, alas, he overestimates his strength and doesn't achieve his goal. This saddens the young man a little, but he doesn't even think to lower his hands. Anatoly decides t… Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~86 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Blue Lightnings 65% (2 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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Synopsis
Anatoly Ruchyov is quite a talented guy. One day he decides to enter a prestigious Soviet university — the institute of international relations. But, alas, he overestimates his strength and doesn't achieve his goal. This saddens the young man a little, but he doesn't even think to lower his hands. Anatoly decides to go to military service and reach heights in this area. At first, it is a little lost, but, after the time has elapsed, it is mastered, because there is nowhere to go. Slowly he turns into a real exemplary fighter.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1978-01-01
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- TMDB rating
- 6.5
- TMDB ID
- 601558
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What is Blue Lightnings about?
Anatoly Ruchyov is quite a talented guy. One day he decides to enter a prestigious Soviet university — the institute of international relations. But, alas, he overestimates his strength and doesn't... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie Blue Lightnings?
The official runtime for Blue Lightnings is approximately 86 minutes.
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Directors & writers
Cast
Andrey Gradov
Anatoly Ruchyov
Olga Zhulina
Tanya Kravchenko
Yuriy Kamorniy
Lieutenant Kopylov
Leonid Belozorovich
Kuznetsov
Kostiantyn Stepankov
Ivan Lutsenko
Serhiy Pidhornyi
Zhora Khovorost
Viktor Butov
Sosnovsky
Anatoli Mateshko
Doynikov
Vasily Ocheretyany
Vasya Shchukin
- A
Anatolii Fomenko
Vasilenko
Vladimir Brodskiy
General
- N
Nikolay Voronin
Sosnovsky's Father
Vyacheslav Voronin
Iosif Ivanovich
Halyna Dovhozvyaha
Combat Medic Natalya
Nikolai Dosenko
Anatoly's Father
Marianna Strizhenova
Anatoly's Mother
Mykola Sektymenko
Yakovina
Sergey Svechnikov
Vasnetsov
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