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Property of the Republic

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Original title

Dostoyanie respubliki

Year

1972

Running time

138 min.

Country

Soviet Union (USSR)

Director

Vladimir Bychkov

Screenwriter

Isai Kuznetsov, Avenir Zak

Cast

Music

Yevgeni Krylatov

Cinematography

Aleksandr Filatov, Yuri Malinovsky, Bentsion Monastyrsky

Producer

Gorky Film Studio

Genre

Adventure | Russian Revolution. Painting

Synopsis

Spring 1918. After the Russian Revolution, Prince Meshchersky' collection of paintings and sculptures was to be nationalized. However, Tarakanov, the Prince's former land steward steals it, enlisting the help of a fencing master nicknamed Marquis and an orphaned boy Keshka. They join a traveling circus in an attempt to transfer the stolen masterpieces abroad. A shrewd Soviet detective Makar Ovchinnikov follows their tracks.

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Property of the Republic

1972

Vladimir Bychkov