Alone and Unarmed

Alone and Unarmed (Russian: Один и без оружия, romanized: Odin i bez oruzhiya) is a Soviet 1984 crime drama directed by Pavel Fattahutdinov and Vladimir Khotinenko. A screen adaptation of the detective Nikolai Leonov's Agony.[1][2]

Alone and Unarmed
Directed byPavel Fattahutdinov
Vladimir Khotinenko
Written byNikolai Leonov
Produced byGalina Sedova
StarringVasily Mishchenko
Ivan Agafonov
Vsevolod Larionov
CinematographyBoris Shapiro
Edited byMarya Rodionova
Louise Sadovskaya
Music byVadim Bibergan
Production
company
Release date
  • 1984 (1984)
Running time
73 min
LanguageRussian

Plot

The film is set in 1927. Former commander of the Red Army Konstantin Vorontsov is appointed chief of criminal investigation in a small provincial town. Together with experienced investigation employee Ivan Melentyev, he starts to fight the leader of the thieves' world who goes by the name of Korney. Vorontsov and Melentyev prefer different methods of work; if Melentyev relies on deliberate placement of his people in the criminal environment, then Vorontsov wants to act as quickly as possible. The complexity of the struggle against Korney is that he does not commit the crimes with his own hands but instead oversees their execution. Due to a successful operation judiciary police manages to plant their agent to Korney in order to find out the place and time of the upcoming thief gathering. But at the last moment he changes the gathering place. Vorontsov has no time to warn anyone and is forced to act alone. He cleverly plays on the diverging interests in the company of thieves and destroys their sense of community. Korney kills Vorontsov but then gets arrested.

Cast

Production

Vladimir Khotinenko's film was shot in Perm and Kungur.

References
  1. Один и без оружия (1984) - информация о фильме
  2. Один и без оружия
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