Five Minutes of Fear

1986 1h 29m RU

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 6

CrimeMystery

Synopsis

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On the way for fishing Leonid Karetnikov finds the body of a man on the roadside and admit a car driving out of there. While Karetnikov called the police, the body was gone. Also disappeared the bag with tools to crack safes, lying next to body. Pursuing the investigation of the case, Colonel Kornilov states that the victim is probably Lev Kotlukov - known "safecracker" nicknamed Leo the Boar. Also, it looks like he got hit by a car belongs to citizen - professor of the Institute, which has no relation to criminal organizations. To reveal the intentions of criminals, Kornilov decided to send his man Major Bugaev undercover to the gang.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Anatoliy Kuznetsov
Игорь Корнилов (полковник милиции)
Yevgeni Gerasimov
Семен Бугаев (майор милиции)
Leonid Kuravlyov
Леонид Каретников (свидетель)
Vladimir Nosik
Белянчиков (майор милиции)
Valeriy Barinov
Евгений Жогин (слесарь, бывший взломщик сейфов)
Aleksei Kuznetsov
актёр театра
Vyacheslav Yezepov
Борис Дмитриевич Осокин (преподаватель института)
Aleksei Pankin
Андрей Райко (официант)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Andrei Ladynin
Writers: Sergei Vysotsky
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Andrei Ladynin, shot by Viktor Sheynin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Vyacheslav Ganelin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Anatoliy Kuznetsov and Yevgeni Gerasimov and Leonid Kuravlyov carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0089857 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Andrei Ladynin directs. Viktor Sheynin behind the camera. Vyacheslav Ganelin scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

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189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
240 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Andrei Ladynin, shot by Viktor Sheynin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Vyacheslav Ganelin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Anatoliy Kuznetsov and Yevgeni Gerasimov and Leonid Kuravlyov carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0089857 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.