Pool

1985 1h 18m RU

Mystery

Synopsis

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A crime has been committed. The worst thing is murder... Who is the culprit? What are the motives for the crime? These and many related questions face police colonel Drobyshev and senior lieutenant Samarin. During the investigation, they encounter young people whose spiritual poverty is terrible in its moral consequences.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Leonid Leonidov
Виктор Васильевич Дробышев
Valeriy Poletayev
Алексей Самарин
Oleg Efremov
оперативник
Andrey Urgant
эксперт-криминалист
Sergey Okman
Sergey Kashevarov
прокурор
Valentina Nikolaeva
Антонина Николаевна Самарина
Yelena Solovyova
Вера Назаренко

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vladimir Latyshev
Writers: Tatyana Yakovleva
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 5

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 5

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Vladimir Latyshev, shot by Boris Volokh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 5

CAST

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Leonid Leonidov and Valeriy Poletayev and Oleg Efremov carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Vladimir Latyshev directs. Boris Volokh behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

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1Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
241 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Vladimir Latyshev, shot by Boris Volokh. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Leonid Leonidov and Valeriy Poletayev and Oleg Efremov carry the top of the cast.