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Zashchitnik Sedov

  • 1988
  • 42m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
168
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Zashchitnik Sedov (1988)
RussianDramaShort

A Moscow lawyer defends four agronomists during the Great Terror, traveling to the country for evidence and battling different levels of bureaucracy, to surprising results.A Moscow lawyer defends four agronomists during the Great Terror, traveling to the country for evidence and battling different levels of bureaucracy, to surprising results.A Moscow lawyer defends four agronomists during the Great Terror, traveling to the country for evidence and battling different levels of bureaucracy, to surprising results.

  • Director
    • Evgeniy Tsymbal
  • Writers
    • Mariya Zvereva
    • Ilya Zveryov
  • Stars
    • Vladimir Ilin
    • Albina Matveyeva
    • Tamara Chernova
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    168
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Evgeniy Tsymbal
    • Writers
      • Mariya Zvereva
      • Ilya Zveryov
    • Stars
      • Vladimir Ilin
      • Albina Matveyeva
      • Tamara Chernova
    • 2User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 win total

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    Vladimir Ilin
    Vladimir Ilin
    • Vladimir Sedov
    Albina Matveyeva
    • Olga
    Tamara Chernova
    Tamara Chernova
    • Mariya Antonovna
    Tatyana Rogozina
    Tatyana Rogozina
    • Valya
    Vatslav Dvorzhetsky
    Vatslav Dvorzhetsky
    • Osmolovskiy
    Vsevolod Larionov
    Vsevolod Larionov
    • Prosecutor
    Garik Sukachyov
    Garik Sukachyov
    • Skripko
    Natalya Shchukina
    Natalya Shchukina
    • Katya
    Aleksandr Zharkov
    Aleksandr Zharkov
    • Valya's husband
    Igor Shternberg
    Igor Shternberg
    • Katya's husband
    • (as Igor Nikolaev)
    Pyotr Merkurev
    Pyotr Merkurev
    • Fourth prisoner
    Sergey Artsibashev
    Sergey Artsibashev
    • Sergey Nikolaevich
    Yuriy Sherstnyov
    Yuriy Sherstnyov
    • Korenev
    Sergey Serov
    Sergey Serov
    • Matyukhin
    Ervand Arzumanyan
    Ervand Arzumanyan
    • Defense attorney
    Mariya Barabanova
    Mariya Barabanova
    • Petitioner in court
    Alexander Kalugin
    Andrey Kartashov
    Andrey Kartashov
    • Director
      • Evgeniy Tsymbal
    • Writers
      • Mariya Zvereva
      • Ilya Zveryov
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    • Trivia
      Final film of Tamara Chernova.
    • Connections
      Features The Circus (1936)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • December 1989 (Soviet Union)
    • Country of origin
      • Soviet Union
    • Language
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Defense Counsel Sedov
    • Production company
      • Mosfilm
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 42m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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