The Chain Reaction

Overview

An old pickpocket named "Cardinal", during the days of the International Festival of Youth and Students, decides to gather old “personnels” to prepare small and large thefts from the festival participants. During the "conference" it turns out that a complete "personnel crisis" has come. The ensuing meeting with the former bootlegger — Senka-Moroz, who broke with his past and found happiness in his family and honest work, leads the Cardinal to confusion and mental confusion. A conversation with Professor Muromtsev, a terminally ill person who nevertheless cares about the fate of others, shock the "Cardinal" and he takes the first but decisive step towards a new life, breaking with the criminal world.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 28, 1963

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Mosfilm,Gosteleradio USSR

Cast

Vladimir Kenigson,Lev Ivanov,Eduard Bredun,Izolda Izvitskaya,Leonid Usach,Emmanuil Nelin,Nikolay Gagarin,Gurgen Tonunts,Pyotr Repnin,Vsevolod Yakutand 5 more

Director

Ivan Pravov

Writer

Lev Sheynin,Bulat Okudzhava,Nona Bystrova,A. Volkov

Producer

Dmitriy Zalbshteyn

Cinematography

Pyotr Terpsikhorov

Music

Vitaliy Geviksman

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0192698