The Cold Summer of 1953

1988

1h 41m

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In 1953, the year Stalin died, many prisoners (some political, but mostly common criminals) were released from the Soviet Gulags. This is the story of a remote settlement which was under attack by a bunch of these recently-released blood-thirsty thugs in the summer of 1953, and the townspeople, along with a two political prisoners, who try to stop them.

Writers

Edgar Dubrovsky(writer by)
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Valeriy Priyomykhov
«Luzga», Sergey Basargin, former military intelligence captain
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Anatoliy Papanov
«Kopalych», Nikolai Pavlovich Starobogatov, former engineer
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Viktor Stepanov
policeman Mankov
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Nina Usatova
Lydia Matveevna
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Zoya Buryak
Lydia Matveevna's daughter
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Yuriy Kuznetsov
Ivan Zotov, director of trading post
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Viktor Kosykh
«Baklan», criminal
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Boris Plotnikov
Nikolai Starobogatov's son
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Vladimir Kashpur
Fadeich, chief of landing place
Elizaveta Solodova
Starobogatov's Wife

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Edgar Dubrovsky(writer by)

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Release date

December 3, 1988 (United States)

Country of origin

Soviet Union

Language

Russian

Production company

Mosfilm

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