

Gogol. The Beginning
"The Darkest Night Before Dawn"
Overview
1829: Nikolay Gogol, troubled Third Section clerk, burns his own books. Epileptic seizures plague him. Investigator Yakov Guro discovers Gogol's visions hold crime-solving clues. Together, they tackle a baffling case in Dikanka, where everyone hides a dark secret.
Movie Details
Revenue
$7.9M
$7,939,761
Languages
Russian
Studio
Sreda
Key Crew

Aleksandr Tsekalo
Producer

Artur Dzhanibekyan
Producer

Valeriy Fedorovich
Producer

Evgeniy Nikishov
Producer

Aleksandra Remizova
Producer

Olga Nikulina
Producer

Olga Kurenkova
Executive Producer

Aleksey Karaulov
Writer
Cast

Alexander Petrov
Nikolay Vasilievich Gogol

Oleg Menshikov
Yakov Petrovich Guro - investigator

Yan Tsapnik
Bomgart - doctor

Taisiya Vilkova
Elizaveta Andreevna Danishevskaya - countess

Yuliya Frants
Oksana

Sergey Badyuk
Вакула (кузнец)

Artyom Tkachenko
Aleksey Danishevsky - Count, husband of Lisa

Evgeniy Stychkin
Binh - investigator

Anton Momot
Грицко

Nadezhda Shumilova
midwife

Yevgeni Syty
Yakim

Artem Suchkov
Tesak

Marta Timofeeva
Vasilina

Svetlana Kireeva
Khristina

Evgeny Kapitonov
father Varfolomey

Pavel Derevyanko
Aleksander Pushkin
Valery Rybin
Black Horseman

Dmitriy Bykovskiy-Romashov
Solopiy Cherevik

Ilya Borisov
Popovich
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