The Red Chapel is a television series dedicated to the activities of the GRU General Staff of the Red Army reconnaissance network in Western Europe, called the Red Chapel .
| Red chapel | |
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| Sarkanā kapela | |
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| Genre | Detective film |
| Creator | VGTRK Riga film studio Rekun TV |
| Screenwriter | Andrey Gorlov |
| Producer | Alexander Aravin |
| Cast | Andrey Ilyin Alexey Gorbunov Elena Ksenofontova Sergey Yushkevich Dmitry Nazarov |
| A country |  Russia  Latvia |
| Number of episodes | sixteen |
| Production | |
| Timing | 44 minutes |
| Studio | |
| Broadcast | |
| Tv channel | Rtr |
| On the screens | August 30, 2004 |
| References | |
| IMDb | ID 0406428 |
Brief Summary
The series is dedicated to the activities of the residencies of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Red Army in Western Europe, united under the general name " Red Chapel ", primarily residencies in Paris and Brussels . The group was headed by Leopold Trepper , also known as Jean Gilbert.
The film is far from consistent with historical facts. For example, the action takes place almost exclusively in Paris , while in reality Brussels was the main center of the intelligence network. In particular, “Kent” was constantly in Brussels and was the actual curator of the Belgian group “Red Chapel”. Makarov constantly lived in Brussels.
The fate of "Kent" ( Anatoly Gurevich ) does not correspond to historical truth. Probably, based on these considerations, “Kent”, who lives today, according to the plot of the series, in Paris, was renamed “Grinevich” (Anatoly Gurevich actually lived in Russia and died in 2009 in St. Petersburg ). Mikhail Makarov in the film is named Sergey. “Kent” was arrested in Marseille , Makarov - in Brussels.
There are inconsistencies in the dates of events (in particular, Gilbert-Trepper managed to escape from arrest only in September 1943 ; according to the film, Gilbert was already free by the spring of 1943).
The romantic line (Jean Gilbert - Helene) is an artistic fiction.
Karl Giring led the Red Chapel Sonderkommando only at the beginning. Heinz Pannwitz then replaced him.
Distortions of historical facts and an oversimplified view of the work of scouts became a cause for criticism of the series - in particular, by Anatoly Gurevich , the only member of the Red Chapel who remained alive at the time of the film's release.
Cast
- Andrey Ilyin - Jean Gilbert / Otto / Leopold Trepper
- Alexey Gorbunov - Karl Giring
- Elena Ksenofontova - Helen Sorel
- Michel Mercier - Helene (nowadays)
- Sergey Yushkevich - Vincente Sierra / “Kent” / Anatoly Gurevich
- Danielle Briquet - Monsieur Grinevich / “Kent” (today)
- Marina Mogilevskaya - Margaret, wife of Kent
- Dmitry Nazarov - Leo Grossfogel
- Aurelia Anujite - Emma, wife of Grossfogel
- Ilya Shakunov - Carlos Alamo / Sergey Makarov
- Kirill Pirogov - Hillel Katz
- Anastasia Aravina - Juliette
- Algirdas Dainavicius - Fortner
- Valentin Varetsky - Berg
- Valentin Smirnitsky - quartermaster Shaft
- Ilya Lyubimov - Henri Zhino, artist
- Andrey Merzlikin - Michelle, member of the PCF
- Sergey Garmash - Reinhard Heydrich
- Alexander Galko - Mikhail Ivanovich, high-ranking intelligence officer in Moscow
- Arnis Licitis is a high-ranking general in Moscow
- Alexander Tyutin - senior intelligence officer in Moscow
- Uldis Dumpis - Head of Giring (voiced by Alexander Klyukvin )
- Normunds Lizans - Harro Schulze-Boysen
- Alexander Sirin - Hersh Falcon
- Milena Gulbe - Mira Sokol, wife of Hersh
- Paul Butkevich - Attorney Karl Langben
- Girts Kesteris - Max Krieger, member of Geering's Sonderkommando
- Andris Makovskis - Heinz Lang, member of Geering's Sonderkommando
- Ivars Puga - Friedrich Balthazar von Greifendorf, member of Geering's Sonderkommando
- Uldis Lieldijs - professor-decoder
- Alexander Arsentyev - student-decoder Alex
- Martins Wilsons - Kleist, a businessman from Berlin
- Varis Winds - “Harry” / Henry Robinson
- Leonid Grabovskis - Francois, artist
- Normunds Bears - Major Bells
- Arijs Geykins - Etienne Bernier, Former Director of the Shelter
- Lilita Ozolina - Madame Noyer, mistress of the confectionery, connected FKP
- Anna Ukolova - Marta, a German, assigned to watch Helen
- Geert Yakovlev - Goering's doctor
- Enrico Avots - lineman
- Romualds Antzans - head waiter in a restaurant
- Ingrida Andrina - the owner of the radio operator’s apartment
- Gundars Abolins - Italian businessman
- Juris Bartkevich - port chief
- Indra Burkovska - a servant in the Kent house
- Peteris Gaudins - one of the officers at a meeting with Heydrich
- Rolands Zagorskis - one of the officers at a meeting with Heydrich
- Jacob Rafalson - the owner of an antique shop
- Leonid Lenz - a police officer
- Peteris Liepins - dental technician
- Juris Pляaviшš - a senior German in pince-nez
- Aivars Silins - episode
Links
- Official site of Andrei Epifanovich Ilyin
- " The Red Chapel series on the Internet Movie Database
- A. M. Gurevich. The truth about the Red Chapel // Russian newspaper , November 5, 2004.
- The Red Chapel on the Encyclopedia of Russian Cinema website