Missing Official

In the capital of a European country, two people have gone missing. One of them is Theodore Amsted, a successful official, a family man, and a fairly wealthy person. The other is Michael Moginson, a strange, reclusive oddball living in poverty. Soon, a body is found at a military training ground, the victim of a bomb explosion. The police begin an investigation...

Directed by Yevgeni Vesnik, Alina Kazmina, Viktor Khokhryakov, Missing Official leans on a strong ensemble — Evgeniy Velikhov, Yelena Gogoleva, Lyudmila Pirogova — 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 comedy titles of 1967.