The Cold Summer of 1953

The Cold Summer of 1953

The Cold Summer of 1953

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The Cold Summer of 1953

1988

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7.2(45 votes)

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Crime

Drama

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.

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21 members

Acting

Валерий Приёмыхов

Sergei «Luzga» Basargin

Валерий Приёмыхов

Acting

Анатолий Папанов

Nikolai «Kopalych» Starobogatov

Анатолий Папанов

Acting

Виктор Степанов

Mankov

Виктор Степанов

Acting

Нина Усатова

Lidia Matveevna

Нина Усатова

Acting

Зоя Буряк

Lidia Matveevna's daughter

Зоя Буряк

Acting

Юрий Кузнецов

Ivan Zotov

Юрий Кузнецов

Acting

Владимир Кашпур

Fadeich

Владимир Кашпур

Acting

Сергей Власов

Vityok

Сергей Власов

Acting

Владимир Головин

«Baron»

Владимир Головин

Acting

Andrey Dudarenko

Mikhalych

Andrey Dudarenko

Acting

Александр Завьялов

«Mukha»

Александр Завьялов

Acting

Олексій Колесник

«Kryuk»

Олексій Колесник

Acting

Виктор Косых

«Shurup»

Виктор Косых

Acting

Борис Плотников

Starobogatov's son

Борис Плотников

Acting

Елизавета Солодова

Starobogatov's wife

Елизавета Солодова

Acting

Дарья Карпова

Unknown Role

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Константин Лабутин

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Татьяна Лебедькова

Unknown Role

Татьяна Лебедькова

Acting

С. Мартанов

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

В. Назаров

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Александр Довбня

(uncredited)

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