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The Village Detective: A Song Cycle

The Village Detective: A Song Cycle

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📜 Overview: Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Iceland, July 9, 2016. The surprising discovery of a canister —containing four reels of The Village Detective (Деревенский детектив), a 1969 Soviet film—, caught in the nets of an Icelandic trawler, is the first step in a fascinating journey through the artistic life of film and stage actor Mikhail Ivanovich Zharov (1899-1981), icon and star of an entire era of Russian cinema.
💵 Budget: USD 294,456
🌏 Languages Available: English , Icelandic , Russian
📆 Date Released: 2021-04-27
⌚ Running Time: 81 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 4.0

Beloved Cast

Gísli Fannar Gylfason original image
Self - Fróði II Trawler Crew Member
Gísli Fannar Gylfason
Erlendur Sveinsson original image
Self - Former NFAI Director
Erlendur Sveinsson
Pyotr Bagrov original image
Self - Former Gosfilmotond Curator
Pyotr Bagrov
Mikhail Zharov original image
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Mikhail Zharov
Czar Nicholas II of Russia original image
Self (archive footage)
Czar Nicholas II of Russia
Vladimir Lenin original image
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Vladimir Lenin
Joseph Stalin original image
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Joseph Stalin
Leon Trotsky original image
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Leon Trotsky

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