Breaking Bad (1975)
“Change the equation.”
Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live. He becomes filled with a sense of fearlessness and an unrelenting desire to secure his family's financial future at any cost as he enters the dangerous world of drugs and crime.
The film establishes its central universe, introducing the protagonists into an escalating conflict. Directed by Vince Gilligan, this opening movement establishes high visual and thematic stakes that set the narrative journey into motion.
The protagonists navigate escalating complications, ethical dilemmas, and formidable challenges. Starring Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Anna Gunn, the middle act intensifies dramatic momentum toward an inevitable turning point.
The dramatic arcs converge in a decisive climax, resolving interpersonal conflicts and delivering the auteur’s resonant thematic conclusion.
Bryan Cranston
as Walter White
Margarita Terekhova
as Natalya / Maroussia - the Mother
Aaron Paul
as Jesse Pinkman
Ignat Daniltsev
as Ignat / Alexei - 12 Years Old
Anna Gunn
as Skyler White
Larisa Tarkovskaya
as Nadezha
RJ Mitte
as Walter White Jr.
Alla Demidova
as Lisa
Dean Norris
as Hank Schrader
Anatoliy Solonitsyn
as Forensic Doctor
Betsy Brandt
as Marie Schrader
Mykola Hrynko
as Printery Director
Bob Odenkirk
as Saul Goodman
Tamara Ogorodnikova
as Nanny / Neighbour / Strange Woman at Tea Table
Jonathan Banks
as Mike Ehrmantraut
Yuriy Nazarov
as Rifle Shooting Instructor
Oleg Yankovskiy
as The Father
Filipp Yankovsky
as Aleksei - 5 Years Old
Tatyana Reshetnikova
as Proofreader in Printing House
Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
as Narrator - The Author's Words (voice)Cinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 107 min |
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