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Pirates of the 20th Century

Pirates of the 20th Century

19806.10

Overview

A Soviet cargo ship carrying medical opium gets attacked by pirates of an unknown nationality. The crew is left to die on a sinking ship but they manage to escape and now must fight the pirates for survival.

Directed by Boris Durov
Written by Boris Durov, Viktor Sherstyukov, Stanislav Govorukhin
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Top Cast

Nikolay Eryomenko

Nikolay Eryomenko

senior mechanic

Pyotr Velyaminov

Pyotr Velyaminov

captain

Talgat Nigmatulin

Talgat Nigmatulin

Salekh

Rein Aren

Rein Aren

pirate captain

Dilorom Kambarova

Dilorom Kambarova

Maa

Natalya Khorokhorina

Natalya Khorokhorina

Masha

Maija Eglite

Maija Eglite

Aina

Tadeusz Kasyanov

Tadeusz Kasyanov

bootsman

Pavel Remezov

Pavel Remezov

doctor

Victor Zhiganov

Victor Zhiganov

sailor Stetsenko

About Pirates of the 20th Century

Pirates of the 20th Century is a adventure, action, crime film released in 1980. Directed by Boris Durov, it stars Nikolay Eryomenko, Pyotr Velyaminov, Talgat Nigmatulin. A Soviet cargo ship carrying medical opium gets attacked by pirates of an unknown nationality. The crew is left to die on a sinking ship but they manage to escape and now must fight the pirates for survival.

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