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The Village Detective(Movie, 1969)

Original title: "Деревенский детектив" (Russian/RU)
1h 27min | Genres: Comedy, Mystery
The Village DetectiveRating: 4.5/5 (with 22 votes)
Village Detective (Russian: Деревенский детектив, romanized: Derevensky detektiv) is a 1969 Soviet crime comedy film directed by Ivan Lukinsky and based on the novella of the same name by Vil Lipatov. Lyrical detective lives of rural local policeman Aniskin. Later on the screens came two sequels: Aniskin and Fantomas (1973) and Aniskin Again (1978). ()
Part of the Aniskin Collection
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About The Village Detective

Police officer Aniskin lives with his family in a rural Russian village whose inhabitants admire his gentleness and wisdom. When an accordion is stolen from the local clubhouse, he begins to investigate.

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Additional Information

Production country: Soviet Union
Original language: Russian (RU)
Spoken languages: Russian (RU)
Translated into 2 languages: English (EN), Russian (RU)
Status: Released
Release date US: 04/04/1969 (World premiere: 03/15/1969)
Cast: Mikhail Zharov, Tatyana Pelttser, Natalya Sayko, Irina Zarubina, Grigory Slabinyak, Nikolay Malikov, Lydia Smirnova, Roman Tkachuk, Anatoly Ignatyev, Nikolai Skorobogatov, Georgy Obolensky, Yury Smirnov, Vladimir Pitsek, Vladislav Balandin, Anatoly Kubatsky, Aleksandra Kharitonova
Director: Ivan Lukinsky
Director of Photography: Igor Klebanov, Vladimir Rapoport
Composer: Anatoly Lepin
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Der Dorfdetektiv"
"Derevenskiy detektiv"
"Rural Detective"
Color: Black & White (B/W)

3 movies in the Aniskin Collection

1969 The Village Detective
1974 Aniskin and Fantomas ("Анискин и Фантомас")
1978 Aniskin Again ("И снова Анискин")

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