The Cold Summer of 1953

Dec 3, 1988

1h 41m

★ 7.1

Overview

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.

Genres

Action

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Mosfilm

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Cast

«Luzga», Sergey Basargin, former military intelligence captain

Valeriy Priyomykhov

«Kopalych», Nikolai Pavlovich Starobogatov, former engineer

Anatoliy Papanov

policeman Mankov

Viktor Stepanov

Lydia Matveevna

Nina Usatova

Lydia Matveevna's daughter

Zoya Buryak

Ivan Zotov, director of trading post

Yuriy Kuznetsov

«Baklan», criminal

Viktor Kosykh

Nikolai Starobogatov's son

Boris Plotnikov

Fadeich, chief of landing place

Vladimir Kashpur

Starobogatov's Wife

Elizaveta Solodova

Baron

Vladimir Golovin

Kryuk

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