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The Green Van

The Green Van

19836.52h 15m

Overview

It is 1920. After three years of the Russian Civil War, communist government is finally established in Odessa. Young Alyosha Patrikeyv, who dreams of being a detective like Sherlock Holmes, joins the newly forming Odessa Criminal Police. He is assigned to fight illegal booz production in a small village of Severinovka. When he goes on a chase after a horse thief Krasavchik, Alyosha finds himself up against Cherven - the most dangerous criminal in Odessa.

Directed by Aleksandr Pavlovskiy
Written by Igor Shevtsov, Aleksandr Kozachinsky
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Top Cast

Dmitriy Kharatyan

Dmitriy Kharatyan

Алёша

Boryslav Brondukov

Boryslav Brondukov

Грищенко

Aleksandr Demyanenko

Aleksandr Demyanenko

Виктор Прокофьевич

Aleksandr Solovyov

Aleksandr Solovyov

Красавчик

Regimantas Adomaitis

Regimantas Adomaitis

Червень

Konstantin Grigorev

Konstantin Grigorev

НачОперОт

Viktor Ilichyov

Viktor Ilichyov

Федька Бык

Eduard Martsevich

Eduard Martsevich

Отец Алёши

Olga Lysenko

Olga Lysenko

Сестра Красавчика

Yuriy Dubrovin

Yuriy Dubrovin

About The Green Van

The Green Van is a adventure, comedy, drama film released in 1983. Directed by Aleksandr Pavlovskiy, it stars Dmitriy Kharatyan, Boryslav Brondukov, Aleksandr Demyanenko. It is 1920. After three years of the Russian Civil War, communist government is finally established in Odessa. Young Alyosha Patrikeyv, who dreams of being a detective like Sherlock Holmes, joins the newly forming Odessa Criminal Police. He is assigned to fight illegal booz production in a small village of Severinovka. When he goes on a chase after a horse thief Krasavchik, Alyosha finds himself up against Cherven - the most dangerous criminal in Odessa.

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