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Cast
Georgiy Drozd
as Jordan Lyman - President of the US
Rostislav Yankovsky
as James Mattoon Scott - US air force general
Aleksandr Filippenko
as Martin «Jiggs» Casey - colonel in the US armed forces
Ada Rohovtseva
as Esther Townsend - secretary to the President
Mikhail Danilov
as Ray Clark - senator
Stanislav Korenev
as Christopher Todd - secretary of the treasury
Igor Kashintsev
as Fred Prentice - senator
Vladimir Dunaev
as Narrator
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1986
Runtime1 Season
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresWar & Politics, Mystery
Votes1
Director—
WritersVladimir Dunaev
TypeWeb Series
Rating8.0 out of 10
Cast8 credited
Also Known AsThe Ultimate Reason for Kings
About The Ultimate Reason for Kings
The plot centers on a large-scale conspiracy by a group of US military personnel, led by General James Scott, against the current President Jordan Lyman. Further events show that the President, who sent his closest aides and friends to investigate, easily and almost indifferently accepts the news of their deaths, because he is only interested in his own person.
Directed by —, The Ultimate Reason for Kings leans on a strong ensemble — Georgiy Drozd, Rostislav Yankovsky, Aleksandr Filippenko — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The series landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about war & politics titles of 1986.
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