The Drummer's Fate (Russian: Судьба барабанщика, romanized: Sudba barabanshchika) is a 1955 Soviet adventure drama film directed by Viktor Eisymont. It is based on the 1939 book of the same name by Arkady Gaidar. [2][3][4][5]
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Russian: Судьба барабанщика | |
Directed by | Viktor Eisymont |
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Cinematography | Bentsion Monastyrsky |
Music by | Lev Shvarts |
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Running time | 90 min. |
Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Russian |
Plot edit
In the life of Sergei Batashov, a young drummer of a pioneer organization, trouble comes. His father, an engineer at a secret factory, is arrested for losing documents. Guilty of this his stepmother marries and leaves Sergei alone.
Using the trustfulness of the boy left to himself in the Batashovs' apartment, a criminal espionage organization was established. Introducing themselves as distant relatives of the boy, they use it for their own purposes, forcing them to acquaint them with his father's colleagues.
Cast edit
- Daniil Sagal as Batashov
- Sergei Yasinsky as Sergei Batashov
- Alla Larionova as Valentina
- Andrei Abrikosov as Polovtsev
- Viktor Khokhryakov as uncle Vasya
- Klavdia Polovikova as old women
- Aleksandr Lebedev as Yurka
- Vasily Krasnoshchyokov as Kryuchkonosy (Hook-nosed)
- Leonid Pirogov as old man Yakov
- Nikolai Timofeyev as Grachkovsky
- Borya Burlyaev as Slavka Grachkovsky
- Valentina Telegina as aunt Tanya
- Mikhail Gluzsky as policeman
- Georgy Millyar as Nikolya (fr. Nicolas)[6]