Cruelty (1959)
4.8
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06 Aug 1959
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Drama
Crime
A criminal drama based on the story of the same name by Pavel Nilin. The first years of Soviet power in East Siberia. Malyshev,deputy chief of Criminal Investigation Department, a Komsomol member, wins over to the Soviet power a former field-hand and now a bandit Lazar Baukin, and the latter tells him about Vorontsov, the gang leader. Malyshev guarantees Baukin’s freedom. However the chief arrests him in order to reap laurels of catching the gang leader. Malyshev is in despair - he has brought under execution the man who has fully trusted him. The situation gets worse due to his personal drama and Malyshev commits suicide.
Featured Crew
| Vladimir Skuybin | Director |
| Ivan Plastinkin | Production Design |
| Pavel Nilin | Screenplay |
| Mikhail Meerovich | Original Music Composer |
| Lidiya Lysenkova | Editor |
| Timofei Lebeshev | Director of Photography |
| Viktor Zorin | Sound Director |
| Pavel Nilin | Book |
| Aleksandr Levshin | Assistant Director |
| Valeriy Karen | Script Editor |
