Visiting the Minotaur

Nov 9, 1987

★ 6.3

Overview

The detective story is based on the search for Antonio Stradivari's missing violin. This is one storyline of the film, but there is also a second, historical storyline that takes the viewer back to the 17th century and focuses on the life of the Master and his work on the violin.

Genres

History

Drama

Crime

Mystery

Production Companies

Gorky Film Studios

Visiting the Minotaur Trailers

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Cast

Тихонов

Sergey Shakurov

Прокурор

Vladimir Samoylov

Поляков

Laimonas Noreika

Иконников

Valentin Gaft

Обольников

Lev Borisov

Халецкий

Grigoriy Lyampe

Амати

Rostislav Plyatt

Страдивари

Sergey Shakurov

Белаш

Aleksandr Filippenko

Мельник

Mikhail Pugovkin

Марина, музыковед

Natalya Arinbasarova

Nechaeva

Anna Kamenkova

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Cast

Тихонов

Sergey Shakurov

Прокурор

Vladimir Samoylov

Поляков

Laimonas Noreika

Иконников

Valentin Gaft

Обольников

Lev Borisov

Халецкий

Grigoriy Lyampe

Амати

Rostislav Plyatt

Страдивари

Sergey Shakurov

Белаш

Aleksandr Filippenko

Мельник

Mikhail Pugovkin

Марина, музыковед

Natalya Arinbasarova

Nechaeva

Visiting the Minotaur

Overview

Genres

Production Companies

Visiting the Minotaur Trailers

Cast

Sergey Shakurov

Vladimir Samoylov

Laimonas Noreika

Valentin Gaft

Lev Borisov

Grigoriy Lyampe

Rostislav Plyatt

Sergey Shakurov

Aleksandr Filippenko

Mikhail Pugovkin

Natalya Arinbasarova

Anna Kamenkova

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Cast

Sergey Shakurov

Vladimir Samoylov

Laimonas Noreika

Valentin Gaft

Lev Borisov

Grigoriy Lyampe

Rostislav Plyatt

Sergey Shakurov

Aleksandr Filippenko

Mikhail Pugovkin

Natalya Arinbasarova

Anna Kamenkova