The Thief

"He'll steal your heart!"

1997 1h 36m RU

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 106

DramaCrime

Synopsis

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Katya and her 6-year-old son Sanya, who, in 1952, meet a veteran Soviet officer named Tolyan. Katya falls in love with Tolyan, who turns out to be a small time criminal, but who also becomes a father figure to Sanya ...

“He'll steal your heart!”

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Cast

Vladimir Mashkov
Tolyan
Yekaterina Rednikova
Katya
Mikhail Filipchuk
Sanya
Yuri Belyayev
Old Sanya
Amaliya Mordvinova
Doctor's wife
Natalya Pozdnyakova
Бухгалтерша
Lidiya Savchenko
Aunt Tanya
Anatoliy Koshcheev

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pavel Chukhray
Writers: Pavel Chukhray
Languages: Russian
Countries: Russia, France

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 56% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Russia, France.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Pavel Chukhray, shot by Vladimir Klimov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Vladimir Mashkov and Yekaterina Rednikova and Mikhail Filipchuk carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "He'll steal your heart!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Pavel Chukhray directs. Vladimir Klimov behind the camera. Natalya Kucherenko cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Russia, France. Dialogue in Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 56% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
329 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4International production across 2 countries: Russia, France.
5Directed by Pavel Chukhray, shot by Vladimir Klimov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Natalya Kucherenko shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Vladimir Mashkov and Yekaterina Rednikova and Mikhail Filipchuk carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "He'll steal your heart!".
9IMDB entry: tt0124207 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.