
The Thief(1997)
Katya and her 6-year-old son Sanya, who, in 1952, meet a veteran Soviet officer named Tolyan. Katya falls in love with Tolyan, who turns out to be a small time criminal, but who also becomes a father figure to Sanya ...


A fire causes mayhem in a seaside residence. Alexei Rogov investigates the incident and finds out that the fire was caused by negligence. But he is in love with the person in charge of the residence...

Rodion Nahapetov
Aleksei Rogov

Natalya Andreychenko
Nina Lazareva

Leonid Nevedomsky
Yakovlev

Vitali Solomin
Krot

Galina Yatskina
Margarita Chekurova

Boris Ivanov

Viktor Sergachyov

Stanislav Mikhin
Седых

Viktor Filippov

Gennadiy Yukhtin
The Man Who Closed the City is a drama, crime film released in 1982. Directed by Aleksandr Gordon, it stars Rodion Nahapetov, Natalya Andreychenko, Leonid Nevedomsky. A fire causes mayhem in a seaside residence. Alexei Rogov investigates the incident and finds out that the fire was caused by negligence. But he is in love with the person in charge of the residence...
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