The Admiral

Konstantin Khabensky plays Alexander Kolchak, an Imperial Russian Navy vice admiral who leads the anti-communist White movement during the Russian Civil War. The 2008 film is a historical biopic, not a fictional modern naval thriller. [Admiral film details](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admiral_%282008_film%29)

Anna Timiryova was a real poet who had a relationship with Kolchak, and Elizaveta Boyarskaya plays her in the film. The story also includes Kolchak's wife Sofya, so the romance is part of the historical drama rather than a purely invented subplot. [Admiral film details](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admiral_%282008_film%29)

The main release is a 2008 Russian film directed by Andrei Kravchuk and running about 124 minutes. An extended version was later presented as a 10-part television miniseries on Channel One in 2009, so listings with ten episodes refer to that cut. [Admiral film details](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admiral_%282008_film%29)

The film is primarily in Russian with some French and moves through the late Imperial period and Russian Civil War. Its focus is Kolchak's military leadership, the White movement and his relationship with Anna Timiryova. [Admiral film details](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admiral_%282008_film%29)