The Cutlass (1954)
The Cutlass (1954)
Dagger will reveal its secret to those who deserve it...
The teenager Misha Polyakov, being with his mother in a Ukrainian village on vacation with his grandmother and about to return home to Petrograd, offers his best friend Genka to go with him. Suddenly, a white gang of Nikitsky bursts into the village and attacks Misha’s house, where Commissioner Polevoy lives. The purpose of Nikitskiy (aka Nikolskiy) is a dagger located at Polevoy. Saving the commissioner, Misha learns from him the history and secret of the weapon, and receives it for storage with a request to solve the secret. Having returned with adventures to Petrograd, Misha Polyakov with friends begins to unravel the riddle of the dagger, in the handle of which is encrypted text.

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Cast

Arkadi Tolbuzin Arkadi Tolbuzin As: Commissar Polevoy
Bruno Frejndlikh Bruno Frejndlikh As: Nikitskiy
Vladimir Shakhmametiev Vladimir Shakhmametiev As: Misha Polyakov
Boris Arakelov Boris Arakelov As: Genka
Nina Krachkovskaya Nina Krachkovskaya As: Valya Ivanova
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Storyline

The teenager Misha Polyakov, being with his mother in a Ukrainian village on vacation with his grandmother and about to return home to Petrograd, offers his best friend Genka to go with him. Suddenly, a white gang of Nikitsky bursts into the village and attacks Misha’s house, where Commissioner Polevoy lives. The purpose of Nikitskiy (aka Nikolskiy) is a dagger located at Polevoy. Saving the commissioner, Misha learns from him the history and secret of the weapon, and receives it for storage with a request to solve the secret. Having returned with adventures to Petrograd, Misha Polyakov with friends begins to unravel the riddle of the dagger, in the handle of which is encrypted text.


Tagline: Dagger will reveal its secret to those who deserve it...
Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Mystery, Family, Adventure

Language: Pусский

Release Date: 22 November 1954

Country: SU

Runtime: 83m

Company Credits

Company: Lenfilm

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Cast

Arkadi Tolbuzin

Arkadi Tolbuzin

Commissar Polevoy

Bruno Frejndlikh

Bruno Frejndlikh

Nikitskiy

Vladimir Shakhmametiev

Vladimir Shakhmametiev

Misha Polyakov

Boris Arakelov

Boris Arakelov

Genka

Nina Krachkovskaya

Nina Krachkovskaya

Valya Ivanova

German Khovanov

German Khovanov

Sviridov

Natalya Rashevskaya

Natalya Rashevskaya

Mariya Gavrilovna Terentyeva

Konstantin Adashevsky

Konstantin Adashevsky

Philatelist

Sergei Filippov

Sergei Filippov

Filin

Igor Kasparov

Igor Kasparov

Slava

Valeri Sebekin

Valeri Sebekin

Vovka Baranov

Viktor Brits

Viktor Brits

Misha Korovin

Boris Ignatyev

Boris Ignatyev

Borka

Aleksandr Susnin

Aleksandr Susnin

Styopa

Vadim Medvedev

Vadim Medvedev

Vladimir Vladimirovich Terentyev

Yekaterina Sobol

Yekaterina Sobol

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Directed By

Mikhail Shveitser

Mikhail Shveitser

Director

Vladimir Vengerov

Vladimir Vengerov

Director

Lev Makhtin

Lev Makhtin

Assistant Director

Aleksandr Melnikov

Aleksandr Melnikov

First Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Fridrikh Ermler

Fridrikh Ermler

Producer

Pyotr Nikashin

Pyotr Nikashin

Executive Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

A. Matskevich

A. Matskevich

Costume Design

Sound

Boris Arapov

Boris Arapov

Original Music Composer

Lev Valter

Lev Valter

Sound Director

Visual Effects

Georgiy Shurkin

Georgiy Shurkin

VFX Director of Photography

Boris Mikhaylov

Boris Mikhaylov

VFX Supervisor

Camera

Veniamin Levitin

Veniamin Levitin

Director of Photography

Vladimir Burykin

Vladimir Burykin

Camera Operator

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Aleksei Rudyakov

Aleksei Rudyakov

Production Design

Aleksei Fedotov

Aleksei Fedotov

Production Design

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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