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Feature film — 1988

The Cold Summer of 1953 (1988)

7.4Action — Crime — Drama

In 1953, the year Stalin died, many prisoners (some political, but mostly common criminals) were released from the Soviet Gulags. This is the story of a remote settlement which was under attack by a bunch of these recently-released blood-thirsty thugs in the summer of 1953, and the townspeople, along with a two political prisoners, who try to stop them.

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A high-signal pick with 54 votes.

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Director: Aleksandr Proshkin

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Cast & crew

Valeriy Priyomykhov as Sergei «Luzga» Basargin

Valeriy Priyomykhov

Sergei «Luzga» Basargin

Anatoliy Papanov as Nikolai «Kopalych» Starobogatov

Anatoliy Papanov

Nikolai «Kopalych» Starobogatov

Viktor Stepanov as Mankov

Viktor Stepanov

Mankov

Nina Usatova as Lidia Matveevna

Nina Usatova

Lidia Matveevna

Zoya Buryak as Lidia Matveevna's daughter

Zoya Buryak

Lidia Matveevna's daughter

Yuriy Kuznetsov as Ivan Zotov

Yuriy Kuznetsov

Ivan Zotov

Vladimir Kashpur as Fadeich

Vladimir Kashpur

Fadeich

Sergey Vlasov as Vityok

Sergey Vlasov

Vityok

Vladimir Golovin as «Baron»

Vladimir Golovin

«Baron»

Andrey Dudarenko as Mikhalych

Andrey Dudarenko

Mikhalych

Aleksandr Zavyalov as «Mukha»

Aleksandr Zavyalov

«Mukha»

Aleksei Kolesnik as «Kryuk»

Aleksei Kolesnik

«Kryuk»

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