The Elusive Revengers

19670 RU

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6.9

SOLID

★6.9TMDB · 65

ActionAdventureFamily

Synopsis

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Danka's and Ksanka's childhood in the village brutally ends when their father is killed by a White Guard officer in front of their eyes. Seeking revenge, they join forces with Valerka, an intellectual from big city, and the gipsy Yashka, but before they can get close to their enemy they have to help their village and the advancing Red Army.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Vasiliy Vasilev
Yashka
Viktor Kosykh
Danka
Valentina Kurdyukova
Ksanka
Mikhail Metyolkin
Valerka
Efim Kopelyan
ataman Gnat Burnash
Savely Kramarov
Ilyukha
Boris Sichkin
Buba Kastorskiy
Vladimir Treshchalov
Sidor Lyutyy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Edmond Keosayan
Writers: Edmond Keosayan, Sergey Yermolinsky
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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ERA

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59 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Elusive Revengers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Edmond Keosayan, shot by Fyodor Dobronravov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

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DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Lyudmila Yelyan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Vasiliy Vasilev and Viktor Kosykh and Valentina Kurdyukova carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0060747 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 65 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Edmond Keosayan directs. Fyodor Dobronravov behind the camera. Boris Mokrousov scores. Lyudmila Yelyan cuts. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

159 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "The Elusive Revengers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Edmond Keosayan, shot by Fyodor Dobronravov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Boris Mokrousov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Lyudmila Yelyan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Vasiliy Vasilev and Viktor Kosykh and Valentina Kurdyukova carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0060747 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 65 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.