Pyotr Leschenko. Everything That Was...

Pyotr Leschenko. Everything That Was...
Genre	Biopic; Musical;
Written by	Eduard Volodarsky
Directed by	Vladimir Kott
Starring	Konstantin Khabensky; Ivan Stebunov; Viktoriya Isakova;
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Producer	Denis Frolov
Running time	50–54 minutes
Production company	Central Partnership
Release
Original network	Inter; 1TV
Original release	14 October 2013

Pyotr Leschenko. Everything That Was... (Russian: Пётр Лещенко. Всё, что было…, romanized: Pyotr Leschenko. Vse, chto bylo...) is a Russian biographical television mini-series, directed by Vladimir Kott, starring Konstantin Khabensky as Pyotr Leshchenko.[1]

The show depicts the most significant events and milestones in the singer's life: childhood and youth, battles in the First World War, the beginning of his career, his success, touring in occupied Odessa, his women, and the tragic death in a prison in Romania in 1954.

The first episode of the series aired on Inter on 14 October 2013.[2] From 22 until 25 May 2017, it was shown on 1TV.[3]

Cast

Konstantin Khabensky as Pyotr Leshchenko
Ivan Stebunov as Pyotr Leshchenko in his youth
Andrey Merzlikin as Georgy Khrapak
Miriam Sehon as Zhenya Zakitt, the first wife of Pyotr Leshchenko
Viktoriya Isakova as Ekaterina Zavyalova
Timofei Tribuntsev as Captain Sokolov
Boris Kamorzin as Colonel Barankevich
Aleksei Kravchenko as Sergey Nikanorovich Burenin, commandant of Bucharest
Yevgenia Dobrovolskaya as Maria Burenina
Sergey Byzgu as Daniil Zeltser, the impresario of Pyotr Leshchenko
Yevgeny Sidikhin as Colonel of the Russian Imperial Army
Dmitry Lipinsky as Andrei Kozhemyakin, Pyotr Leshchenko's childhood friend
Nikolai Dobrynin as Konstantin, father of Pyotr Leshchenko
Vera Panfilova as Zlata Zobar, a gypsy
Mikhail Bogdasarov as Kostake, the owner of the restaurant
Semyon Furman as Chorbe

Elena Lotova as Vera Georgievna Belousova, second wife of Pyotr Leshchenko
Olga Lerman as Katya Zavyalova in her youth
Sergei Frolov as Georges Ypsilanti, head of Pyotr Leshchenko's orchestra
Alexander Klukvin as Feodor Chaliapin
Oleg Mazurov as Vasil Zobar, a Gypsy
Aleksandr Adabashyan as Paul, the bartender
Yevgeny Berezovsky as Zaletayev, the captain
Yuri Anpilogov as Hauptmann
Sergei Belyaev as Popescu, General
Oksana Burlai-Piterova as mother of Pyotr Leshchenko
Eugene Gerchakov as Antonescu
Anton Fyodorov as German officer
Denis Starkov as schoolboy
Elena Muravyova
Fedor Rumyantsev as sound engineer of the Columbia studio

Production

Khabensky was chosen to play Pyotr Leshchenko, because the creators of the series said that he resembles the singer with his eyes, smile and an air of "nervousness".[4] Leshchenko's widow, Vera Belousova, met Khabensky in the late 1990s and also noted at that time that the actor reminds her of Pyotr.[5]

Konstantin Khabensky and Ivan Stebunov took singing classes to prepare for the shooting, and performed the songs themselves in the film.[6]

Filming took place in Moscow, Moscow Oblast, Yaroslavl, as well as in Lviv and Odessa.[6]

External links

Pyotr Leschenko. Everything That Was... at IMDb

References

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[1] "Сериал о Петре Лещенко с Хабенским в главной роли снимает компания ЦПШ". RIA Novosti.

[2] "Во время съемок фильма "Петр Лещенко" Хабенский "подглядывал" за Стебуновым". Inter.

[3] ""Петр Лещенко. Все, что было...": почему нельзя пропустить сериал". Channel One Russia.

[4] Susanna Alperina. "Хабенский сыграл Лещенко". Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

[5] ""Петр Лещенко": вдова Лещенко еще 15 лет назад отмечала сходство Хабенского и своего супруга". TeleNedelia.

[kp-6] Yulia Katsun. "Ради украинского шансонье Хабенский научился петь". Komsomolskaya Pravda.