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The Cutlass
“Dagger will reveal its secret to those who deserve it...”
4.4 / 10• 1954• 1h 23m•NR• Russian
MysteryFamilyAdventure
Storyline
The teenager Misha Polyakov, being with his mother in a Ukrainian village on vacation with his grandmother and about to return home to Petrograd, offers his best friend Genka to go with him. Suddenly, a white gang of Nikitsky bursts into the village and attacks Misha’s house, where Commissioner Polevoy lives. The purpose of Nikitskiy (aka Nikolskiy) is a dagger located at Polevoy. Saving the commissioner, Misha learns from him the history and secret of the weapon, and receives it for storage with a request to solve the secret. Having returned with adventures to Petrograd, Misha Polyakov with friends begins to unravel the riddle of the dagger, in the handle of which is encrypted text.
Cast & Crew
Arkadi Tolbuzin
Commissar Polevoy
Lead
Bruno Frejndlikh
Nikitskiy
VS
Vladimir Shakhmametiev
Misha Polyakov
Boris Arakelov
Genka
Nina Krachkovskaya
Valya Ivanova
GK
German Khovanov
Sviridov
Natalya Rashevskaya
Mariya Gavrilovna Terentyeva
Konstantin Adashevsky
Philatelist
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mikhail Shveitser's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Cutlass is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
