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The Chain Reaction (1963)

★ 8.7/10 79 min Crime, Mystery, Drama, TV Movie Soviet Union Russian
Director: Ivan Pravov
Writer: Lev Sheynin
Lyricist: Bulat Okudzhava
Script Editor: Nona Bystrova
Script Consultant: A. Volkov
Streaming: Not available

Description

An old pickpocket named "Cardinal", during the days of the International Festival of Youth and Students, decides to gather old “personnels” to prepare small and large thefts from the festival participants. During the "conference" it turns out that a complete "personnel crisis" has come. The ensuing meeting with the former bootlegger — Senka-Moroz, who broke with his past and found happiness in his family and honest work, leads the Cardinal to confusion and mental confusion. A conversation with Professor Muromtsev, a terminally ill person who nevertheless cares about the fate of others, shock the "Cardinal" and he takes the first but decisive step towards a new life, breaking with the criminal world.

Top Cast

Vladimir Kenigson
Vladimir Kenigson "Cardinal"
Lev Ivanov
Lev Ivanov Muromtsev
Eduard Bredun
Eduard Bredun Senka-Moroz
Izolda Izvitskaya
Izolda Izvitskaya Nadya
Leonid Usach "Bubble"
Emmanuil Nelin "Zyamka-kangaroo"
Nikolay Gagarin
Nikolay Gagarin "Pigeon"
Gurgen Tonunts
Gurgen Tonunts "Doctor"

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