a New Yorker Films release ; Nikita Mikhalkov and Michel Seydoux present a film by Nikita Mikhalkov ; production: Studio Trite (Russia) and Camera One (France) with the Centre National de la Cinematographie (France), the Renaissance Fund (Russia) and Canal (France) ; screenplay and direction, Nikita Mikhalkov with the participation of S. Mirochnitchenko
presented by Porchlight Entertainment ; produced & directed by Bruce D. Johnson ; written by Jean-Pierre Isbouts, Bruce D. Johnson ; produced by David Paradine Television, Porchlight Entertainment, Pantheon Productions for the History Channel