Bonfire in the White Night
85 mins
The summer of 1971 was hot and dry. This circumstance ensured that the plan would be exceeded and promised large earnings for Ivan Kopyriv's geological exploration expedition, which was located in the area of the Tunguska village of Erbogachen. Upon encountering a layer of permafrost, master Yelfimov, contrary to fire safety regulations, ordered the permafrost to be thawed with bonfires. However, the dry and gusty wind did its job: the resulting fire spread with catastrophic speed to the continuous forest areas, and the situation spiraled out of control.
Yuri Sbitnev
Writer
Yuri Sbitnev
Novel
Aleksey Chardynin
Director of Photography
Svetlana Frolenko
Editor
Viktor Yerofeyev
Color Timer
I. Nazarov
Set Decoration
Ye. Medvedeva
Costume Design
Yu. Lebedeva
Makeup Artist
Viktor Zolotaryov
Production Manager
Feliks Król
Assistant Director
Leonid Likanov
Assistant Director
Mikhail Pyaderkin
Assistant Director
Genrikh David
Sound
N. Nikitina
Stunt Coordinator
A. Boldirev
Gaffer
Vladislav Menshikov
Camera Operator
Vladimir Sazonov
Assistant Camera
Elshad Bagirov
Conductor
Valentina Kibalnikova
Script Editor