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Cast
Donatas Banionis
as Konstantin Ladeinikov
Rolan Bykov
as Ivan Savushkin
Bruno Frejndlikh
as Valery Petrovich
Gennadiy Yukhtin
as Muravyov
Jüri Järvet
as Professor O'Reilly
Sergei Kurilov
as Pavel Bocharov
Ants Eskola
as Smith
Einari Koppel
as Drayton
Vladimir Erenberg
as Professor Born/Hass
Svetlana Korkoshko
as Ellis
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1968
Runtime2h 18m
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresThriller, Drama, Crime
Votes14
DirectorSavva Kulish
WritersAleksandr Shlepyanov, Vladimir Vaynshtok
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.3 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Dead Season
About The Dead Season
Soviet spy Ladeynikov learns that in one of the pharmaceutical centers in a small resort town works a former German war criminal, Dr. Hass, who is finishing the creation of a deadly chemical gas RH development that he began during World War II, experimenting on POWs. Since Ladeynikov doesn't know Dr. Hass's appearance, Soviet intelligence recruits an actor, Ivan Savushkin, who, during the war, escaped from a prison camp where Hass was testing his gas. Together, they must identify and stop him before he finishes and unleashes his weapon of mass destruction.
Directed by Savva Kulish, The Dead Season leans on a strong ensemble — Donatas Banionis, Rolan Bykov, Bruno Frejndlikh — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about thriller titles of 1968.
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