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The recruiter

The recruiter

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 1, 1990

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Drama

Original Title

Вербовщик

Director

Eduard Gavrilov

Description

In the early 70-ies during the war in the middle East, the plane of the Soviet military pilot Oleg Zorov was shot down. The officer was still alive but in an unconscious state was captured. After his recovery, the Americans granted him political asylum. Twenty years Zorov, who became Alex Fred Kelly, worked for the CIA. And now, years later, he returns home, where he left his sister and beloved woman…