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Cast
Anatoliy Kuznetsov
as Игорь Корнилов (полковник милиции)
Yevgeni Gerasimov
as Семен Бугаев (майор милиции)
Leonid Kuravlyov
as Леонид Каретников (свидетель)
Vladimir Nosik
as Белянчиков (майор милиции)
Valeriy Barinov
as Евгений Жогин (слесарь, бывший взломщик сейфов)
Aleksei Kuznetsov
as актёр театра
Vyacheslav Yezepov
as Борис Дмитриевич Осокин (преподаватель института)
Aleksei Pankin
as Андрей Райко (официант)
Andrei Gusev
as Вася
Anatoly Vedyonkin
as Лёха (знакомый Каретникова)
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1986
Runtime1h 29m
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresCrime, Mystery
Votes5
DirectorAndrei Ladynin
WritersSergei Vysotsky
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.4 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsFive Minutes of Fear
About Five Minutes of Fear
On the way for fishing Leonid Karetnikov finds the body of a man on the roadside and admit a car driving out of there. While Karetnikov called the police, the body was gone. Also disappeared the bag with tools to crack safes, lying next to body. Pursuing the investigation of the case, Colonel Kornilov states that the victim is probably Lev Kotlukov - known "safecracker" nicknamed Leo the Boar. Also, it looks like he got hit by a car belongs to citizen - professor of the Institute, which has no relation to criminal organizations. To reveal the intentions of criminals, Kornilov decided to send his man Major Bugaev undercover to the gang.
Directed by Andrei Ladynin, Five Minutes of Fear leans on a strong ensemble — Anatoliy Kuznetsov, Yevgeni Gerasimov, Leonid Kuravlyov — 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 crime titles of 1986.
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