The Last Station
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| Directed by | Michael Hoffman |
| Screenplay by | Michael Hoffman |
| Based on | The Last Station by Jay Parini |
| Produced by | Bonnie Arnold Chris Curling Jens Meurer |
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| Cinematography | Sebastian Edschmid |
| Edited by | Patricia Rommel |
| Music by | Sergey Yevtushenko |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures (Germany) Nashe Kino (Russia) Optimum Releasing (United Kingdom) |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Countries | Germany Russia United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $18 million |
| Box office | $20.6 million |
The Last Station is a 2009 internationally produced English-language biographical drama film written and directed by Michael Hoffman, and based on Jay Parini's 1990 biographical novel of the same name, which chronicled the final months of Leo Tolstoy's life. The film stars Christopher Plummer as Tolstoy and Helen Mirren as his wife Sofya Tolstaya. The film is about the battle between Sofya and his disciple Vladimir Chertkov for his legacy and the copyright of his works. The film premiered at the 2009 Telluride Film Festival.