The Cold Summer of 1953 (1988)

The Cold Summer of 1953 (1988)

1988-12-03 Soviet Union 101 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

Валерий Приёмыхов is «Luzga», Sergey Basargin, former military intelligence captain
«Luzga», Sergey Basargin, former military intelligence captain
Анатолий Папанов is «Kopalych», Nikolai Pavlovich Starobogatov, former engineer
«Kopalych», Nikolai Pavlovich Starobogatov, former engineer
Нина Усатова is Lydia Matveevna
Зоя Буряк is Lydia Matveevna's daughter
Lydia Matveevna's daughter
Юрий Кузнецов is Ivan Zotov, director of trading post
Ivan Zotov, director of trading post
Viktor Kosykh is «Baklan», criminal
«Baklan», criminal
Борис Плотников is Nikolai Starobogatov's son
Nikolai Starobogatov's son
Владимир Кашпур is Fadeich, chief of landing place
Fadeich, chief of landing place
Elizaveta Solodova is Starobogatov's Wife
Starobogatov's Wife