The Shadow Near the Pier explained
| The Shadow Near the Pier |
| Native Name: | Russian: Тень у пирса |
| Director: | Mikhail Vinyarsky |
| Music: | Klimenty Korchmaryov |
| Studio: | Odessa Film Studio |
| Runtime: | 88 min. |
| Country: | Soviet Union |
| Language: | Russian |
The Shadow Near the Pier (Russian: Тень у пирса|Ten u pirsa) is a 1955[1] Soviet mystery drama film directed by Mikhail Vinyarsky.[2]
Plot
In a seaside city, a saboteur with a plan of a floating dock, ready for towing to a remote port, is detained. Major Lyudov of the Ministry of State Security is tasked with uncovering connections between the detainee and a group of saboteurs operating in the city and ensure the timely dispatch of the dock.
Cast
- Oleg Zhakov as Major Lyudov[3]
- Raisa Matyushkina as Tatyana Rakitina
- Oleg Tumanov as Sergey Ageyev
- Ekaterina Savinova as waitress Klava Shubina
- Vladimir Balashov as Kobchikov
- Viktor Kulakov as Semyon[4]
- Lev Olevsky as Colonel Rysley
Release
In a list of the highest-grossing films of the USSR, this film takes 400th place with 29.4 million spectators.[5]
Notes and References
- http://timer-odessa.net/neformat/tak-kakoe-kino-my-poteryali-razmyshleniya-po-povodu-gotovyashhejsya-privatizacii-odesskoj-kinostudii.html Так какое кино мы потеряли? Размышления по поводу готовящейся приватизации Одесской киностудии
- https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/2854283 Тень у пирса (1955)
- http://www.kinozapiski.ru/ru/article/sendvalues/871/ Лучшие годы нашей жизни. Воспоминания о занятиях в режиссёрской мастерской Сергея Эйзенштейна
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048704/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm The Shadow Near the Pier (1955) Full Cast / Crew
- https://www.kinopoisk.ru/top/lists/184/film/42231/page/16/#film42231 СССР: Самые кассовые фильмы
