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Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat

Original title: Brillianty dlya diktatury proletariata
  • 1975
  • 2h 31m
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Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat (1975)
ActionCrimeMystery

The year is 1921. Lenin and the Bolsheviks have just defeated the White Army and ended the Russian Civil War. However, the valuable diamonds that belonged to the ousted royal family are begi... Read allThe year is 1921. Lenin and the Bolsheviks have just defeated the White Army and ended the Russian Civil War. However, the valuable diamonds that belonged to the ousted royal family are beginning to disappear. The Cheka have discovered that they are being smuggled out of the coun... Read allThe year is 1921. Lenin and the Bolsheviks have just defeated the White Army and ended the Russian Civil War. However, the valuable diamonds that belonged to the ousted royal family are beginning to disappear. The Cheka have discovered that they are being smuggled out of the country by White sympathizers, and are determined to catch the thieves. Part detective mystery... Read all

  • Director
    • Grigori Kromanov
  • Writer
    • Yulian Semyonov
  • Stars
    • Vladimir Ivashov
    • Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy
    • Yekaterina Vasilyeva
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    140
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    • Director
      • Grigori Kromanov
    • Writer
      • Yulian Semyonov
    • Stars
      • Vladimir Ivashov
      • Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy
      • Yekaterina Vasilyeva
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Vladimir Ivashov
    Vladimir Ivashov
    • Isayev
    Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy
    Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy
    • Vorontsov
    Yekaterina Vasilyeva
    Yekaterina Vasilyeva
    • Anna Viktorovna
    Margarita Terekhova
    Margarita Terekhova
    • Vera
    Tatyana Samoylova
    Tatyana Samoylova
    • Olenetskaya
    Edita Pekha
    Edita Pekha
    • Lida Bosse
    Nikolay Volkov
    Nikolay Volkov
    • Nikandrov
    Nikolay Volkov
    Nikolay Volkov
    • Vladimirov
    Aleksandr Porokhovshchikov
    Aleksandr Porokhovshchikov
    • Osip Shelekhes
    Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
    Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
    • Roman
    Lev Durov
    Lev Durov
    • Pozhamchi
    Vladimir Osenev
    • Stopansky
    Algimantas Masiulis
    Algimantas Masiulis
    • Nolmar
    Ants Eskola
    Ants Eskola
    • Marshan
    Heino Mandri
    Heino Mandri
    • Yurla
    Yuriy Katin-Yartsev
    Yuriy Katin-Yartsev
    • Krutov
    • (as Yu. Katin-Yartsev)
    Rasmi Dzhabrailov
    Rasmi Dzhabrailov
    • Tarykin
    • (as R. Dzharbailov)
    Georgiy Svetlani
    Georgiy Svetlani
    • Starik
    • (as G. Svetlani)
    • Director
      • Grigori Kromanov
    • Writer
      • Yulian Semyonov
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    • Release date
      • September 15, 1977 (Hungary)
    • Country of origin
      • Soviet Union
    • Language
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Бриллианты для диктатуры пролетариата
    • Production company
      • Tallinnfilm
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 31m(151 min)
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