[The Voice of Russia]
A popular Russian moviemaker, Fyodor Bondarchuk, is filming an epic war drama, “Stalingrad”. It will be Russia’s first film in the IMAX-3D format.
The son of the outstanding Soviet-era director, Fyodor Bondarchuk is fully aware that his new work won’t escape being compared to his father’s Oscar-winning masterpiece “War and Peace” based on Leo Tolstoy’s novel.
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The film’s budget is $30 million. When the shooting and montage are over, “Stalingrad” will be converted into the IMAX (Image Maximum) format, which will put it in on a par with such 3D hits as “Harry Potter”, “Pirates of the Caribbean” and “Transformer”.
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