
The Detective(1968)
Police detective Joe Leland investigates the murder of a gay man.


Sergey's girlfriend desperately wants him to quit dangerous police job. But Sergey doesn't want to abandon his new case which proves to be quite difficult.

Andrei Abrikosov
Георгий Владимирович Силантьев, комиссар милиции

Vladimir Kenigson
Иван Васильевич Зотов, полковник милиции

Vsevolod Safonov
Сергей Коршунов, лейтенант милиции, следователь УгРо

Aleksei Gribov
А.Н.Волохов, секретарь райкома партии

Yevgeny Matveyev
Лобанов, следователь МУРа
Anatoli Myagkikh
Гаранин, сотрудник МУРа

Natalya Fateyeva
Лена (Елена Александровна), студентка театрального вуза

Tamara Loginova
Валя Амосова, невеста Мити
Maya Kazakova
Катя Светлова, соседка Купцевича

Eduard Bredun
Митя Неверов
The Variegateds Case is a mystery, crime, drama film released in 1958. Directed by Nikolay Dostal, it stars Andrei Abrikosov, Vladimir Kenigson, Vsevolod Safonov. Sergey's girlfriend desperately wants him to quit dangerous police job. But Sergey doesn't want to abandon his new case which proves to be quite difficult.
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