Detective. A two-part film adaptation of the novel "The Fourth Echelon" by the Soviet and Russian writer Eduard Anatolyevich Khrutsky. I have nothing to say for the book source, because I have not read it, so I will evaluate the picture as an independent work. I admit, I didn't want to see her, I was just looking for a picture about the struggle of the Soviet militia and front-line scouts with fascist remnants in the western regions of the USSR, and I only remembered the seed - the attack of the remnants on the echelon (who remembered the name of this film - please comment). In the search, I came across this detective and after looking at it, I realized that I was mistaken. Well, okay, and this detective came to me. And here's my brief opinion for you - MOORE is against fascist nedobitkov. I have not found any shortcomings in the picture, but there are some comments that I will express in a separate paragraph, but for now I will focus your attention on the expressive advantages of this picture.
So, here they are:
1. The scenario is the Spring of the victorious 1945. The Red Army is finishing off the fascists in Europe, the long-awaited victory is close. And in Grodno, in the West of the Byelorussian SSR, a gang led by a fascist nedobit Boreslav Kruk is terrorizing the local population. In Moscow, meanwhile, a certain citizen Sudin is found murdered. It would seem that these cases are not related to each other, but the case is headed by police Colonel Ivan Danilov, an experienced investigator, and no less experienced operatives with combat awards help him. It is this group, in cooperation with the over-recruited Crook bandit, who will have to eliminate the gang and stop the flow of innocent blood. Before us is a classic detective in the scenery of the military USSR, with all the ensuing consequences: the brutality of bandits, the difficulties of military life, rear life and the pragmatic work of the Soviet police, which stands guard over the law and the tranquility of citizens. The ending is predictable, but this does not make the script itself bad. The characters' characters are spelled out, the motives are clear, the life guidelines are clearly drawn. And the story itself is well worked out. Which is not surprising, because the original author Eduard Khrutsky was responsible for the script. And the consultant was retired police colonel Igor Dmitrievich Skorin - a real legend of MOORE, who was the prototype of Colonel Danilov.
2. Entourage - military Moscow and Western Belarus are very authentic. Houses, signs, cars, clothes, uniforms, furniture, household items. Radio with the voice of Yuri Levitan, newsreel of the war. It seems like a trifle, but all together gives the viewer a sense of presence. Especially the creators tried with the form. I didn't notice a single mistake, even the rules for wearing orders and medals were observed correctly. The mood of the people is conveyed correctly, and especially the moral image of the Soviet policemen, many of whom have heavy front-line everyday life behind them. And that's why you feel the pain of losses literally on yourself. There is no extra pathos, people are just doing their job.
3. Bright and charismatic characters - everyone has something, and is remembered, and not only by the face. Everyone has a difficult fate and a war behind them, which has made its own adjustments. The main characters here are the heroes of Vasily Lanov and Oleg Strizhenov, although the hero of Georgy Yumatov is interesting, although he does not play the most important role. The main villain in the performance of Vitaly Belyakov turned out to be very textured. His villain inspires horror and extreme dislike. I won't say anything about acting - it's beyond praise. Learn, modern "zvizdy"!
Well, the music is not bad.
Now about the comments. Why didn't they reveal the hero of Lanovoy? They only explained his brief biography to us, but did not tell us where he got the awards, and the details of his gangster life. The motives for correcting are clear. For a detective, this is a big omission. For the rest were revealed enough that the viewer would be imbued with the characters. The picture is monotonous, marked up. After all, the work of the police is monotony. Of course, this is diluted by ambushes, fights and shootouts, but there are twenty percent of them in the picture. Everything else is routine police work. And the last remark concerns the technical execution. Because the picture needs restoration of the picture (the sound is in perfect order), because it is dark in many places, there is not enough clarity. This does not even allow you to see the awards on the uniforms.
A little about the main characters:
1. Colonel Ivan Danilov, played by Oleg Strizhenov, is the head of the MUR in the department for combating banditry. The investigator in charge of the operation to destroy the Crook gang. A persistent, intelligent and calculating professional, clearly and faithfully following the trail of the gang. A man with an iron will is a true Chekist, as Felix Edmundovich would say, who will cope with this task. Oleg Alexandrovich perfectly embodied the image of both the hero of the book and Igor Skorin, which was recognized by both the colonel himself and Eduard Khrutsky.
2. Captain Mikhail Nikitin, played by Mikhail Zhigalov, is Danilov's assistant, who despises bandits and does not like to "make out" with them. A front-line soldier who received two wounds, but this does not affect his work in any way, because he behaves extremely competently and professionally in shootings. Despite a slight touch of audacity, it causes sympathy in the viewer. Mikhail was convincing and extremely charming in this role.
3. Colonel Vadim Chistyakov (aka Captain Altunin), played by Vasily Lanovoy, is a Crook bandit who is a very valuable source of information. It plays an important role in communications between Grodno and Moscow. As I have already said, his biography was not fully disclosed, which does not allow the viewer to get a complete picture of this person. Nevertheless, Vasily Semyonovich managed to convey the rushing soul of this man. Bravo Vasily Semyonovich!
And it does not hurt to reissue the picture in blu-ray format with additional materials, so that the younger generation of viewers could get acquainted with this Soviet classic. And in these add-ons to stuff information about the legend of MOORE - Colonel Igor Dmitrievich Skorin.
As a result, we have a good, albeit protracted, detective in the scenery of the military USSR, with an excellent script, excellent entourage, good music, and amazing acting.
My rating is 8 out of 10 and my recommendation for viewing!
