Tycoon: A New Russian (DVD)
Plato Mavoski (Vladimir Mashkov) is the Russian government's worst nightmare. While still a brilliant young academic, he encourages four of his friends to set aside their studies and join him in a variety of business schemes beginning in the late 1980s. Mavoski's semi-legal enterprises make him not only the richest man in Russia, but quite possibly the country's most powerful man as well, not to mention a target for Russian secret service officers and other numerous enemies. Fortunes are amassed, corruption is rampant, and political careers are made and lost during Mavoski's rise to wealth and power, which is depicted via flashbacks of the past 15 years as Mavoski is investigated by an inspector, Chmakov (Andrei Krasko). Mashkov is riveting as Mavoski, an idealist who is consumed by greed and power, ultimately left questioning if there is anyone he can trust. Co-written and directed by Pavel Lounguine (THE WEDDING, THE LIFE IN RED), TYCOON was adapted from the novel THE BIG SLICE by Yuli Dubov, which was reportedly based on the life of Russian oligarch and expatriate Boris Berezovsky.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseWidescreen - 1.85Additional Release Material: Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical TrailerInteractive Features: Scene Selections
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Flap covered open top
Velcro clasp
Decorative silver clasp
Hand woven Pendleton wool shell
41-inch strap
100-percent linen liner and trim
Measures 10 inches wide x 9.75 inches tall
Dry clean only
Made in USA
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Natural leather handles
Velcro closure
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The handcrafted nature of this product will produce slight variations in form and sizing.
All measurements are approximate.
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