Based on the novel "Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat" by Julian Semyonov
It is the year of 1921. After the Civil War, the Soviet Russia suffers starvation and chaos. The only way to get food grain is to sell distrained gold and diamonds guarded by the state repository. European jewelry exchange boycotts all transactions with Russia. Nevertheless, valuables originating from repositories in London and Paris will appear that seem to be mysteriously smuggled in. intelligence officer Maksim Issayev starts investigating the case in Estonia. In Tallinn, Issayev tracks the network of Russian expatriates and the members of White Army who still aim at fighting back the Bolsheviks. Next to the subject of ...
Director: Grigori Kromanov
Production Firm(s) | Tallinnfilm |
Color | color |
Sound | sound |
Film Category | Feature film, Full length feature |
Genre | Thriller, Epic, historical |
Text / Dialogue | Russian |
Subtitles | Estonian |
Duration | 145:05 |
Director | Grigori Kromanov |
Screenwriter | Julian Semjonov |
Cinematographer | Jüri Sillart |
Art Director | Aleksandr Boim | Linda Vernik |
Costume Designer | Liina Pihlak |
Composer | Arvo Pärt |
Sound Designer | Kadi Müür |
Editor | Virve Laev |
Content Editor | Enn Rekkor | Grigori Skulski |
Writer of Adapted Work | Julian Semjonov |
Managing Director | Raimund Felt |
Issajev
Vorontsov
Nikandrov
Anna Viktorovna
Vera
Olenetskaja
Bosset
Vladimirov
Roman