''Iron Ivan'' (russian: Поддубный, lit=''Poddubny'') is a 2014 Russian
biographical sports drama film directed by Gleb Orlov. The plot of the film in many ways repeats the Soviet film ''
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Plot
The film tells about the fighter
Ivan Poddubny, who could defeat any opponent in the ring, but lost to love.
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Cast
* Mikhail Porechenkov as Ivan Poddubny
* Katerina Shpitsa as Maria "Masha" Dozmarova, a gymnast, Ivan Poddubny's beloved
* Aleksandr Mikhailov as Maxim Ivanovich Poddubny, Ivan Poddubny's Father
* Roman Madyanov as Tverdokhlebov, Circus Director
* Vladimir Ilyin as Drubich, Poddubny's Manager
* Yuri Kolokolnikov as Count Korsakov, Poddubny's Manager
* Denis Lavant
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as Eugene de Paris, Poddubny's Coach
* Mikhail Krylov as Terry Covel, Poddubny's Manager in the USA
* Pyotr Krylov as Nikita Poddubny, Ivan Poddubny's brother
* Andrey Smolka as Mitrofan Poddubny, Ivan Poddubny's brother
* Harry Anichkin as Chief Judge
* Nina Antonova as Nurse
* Velizar Binev as American Neighbour
* Terry Bird as Scott
Production
Filming
Funds for location shooting of the film were provided in the summer of 2012 by the Cinema Foundation and took place in Sevastopol, Moscow, Paris and New York
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References
External links
* {{IMDb title, id=3767246
2014 films
2010s Russian-language films
2010s biographical drama films
2010s sports drama films
Russian biographical drama films
Russian sports drama films
Sports films based on actual events
Sport wrestling films
Films based on biographies
Biographical films about sportspeople
Cultural depictions of Russian men
Mixed martial arts films