Mission in Kabul

Mission in Kabul (Russian: Миссия в Кабуле, romanized: Missiya v Kabule) is a 1970 Soviet mystery drama film directed by Leonid Kvinikhidze.

Mission in Kabul
Russian: Миссия в Кабуле
Directed by	Leonid Kvinikhidze
Written by	Pavel Finn Vladimir Vaynshtok
Starring	Oleg Zhakov Irina Miroshnichenko Gleb Strizhenov Emmanuil Vitorgan Oleg Vidov Mikhail Gluzsky
Cinematography	Vladimir Chumak
Edited by	Lyudmila Butuzova
Music by	Leonid Garin Vladislav Uspensky
Production company	Lenfilm
Release date	1970 (1970)
Running time	128 minutes
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

Plot

The film takes place in Afghanistan in 1919. The film tells about the struggle of the mission in Kabul with representatives of the West for signing a cooperation agreement.

Cast

• Oleg Zhakov as Pyotr Petrovich Sorokin
• Irina Miroshnichenko as Marina Arkadyevna Luzhina
• Gleb Strizhenov as Gedeonov
• Emmanuil Vitorgan as Kalnin
• Oleg Vidov as Skazkin (voiced by Alexander Demyanenko)
• Mikhail Gluzsky as Garri
• Aleksandr Demyanenko as Smykov
• Vladimir Zamansky as Aleksey Repin
• Vladimir Zeldin as Major Stein
• Vladimir Etush as Abdulla-Khan
• Otar Koberidze as Mohammed Nadir Shah
• Algimantas Masiulis as Gerhard Epp
• Gennadi Nilov as Soviet diplomat Ivan Kolokoltsev

Interesting facts

Famous Buddhas of Bamiyan can be seen in the movie.

External links

• Mission in Kabul at IMDb