Cruelty

Cruelty

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 6, 1959

Runtime

1h 32m

Genres

Drama, Crime

User Score

20%

Original Title

Жестокость

Production Companies

Mosfilm

Director

Vladimir Skuybin

Description

A criminal drama based on the story of the same name by Pavel Nilin. The first years of Soviet power in East Siberia. Malyshev,deputy chief of Criminal Investigation Department, a Komsomol member, wins over to the Soviet power a former field-hand and now a bandit Lazar Baukin, and the latter tells him about Vorontsov, the gang leader. Malyshev guarantees Baukin’s freedom. However the chief arrests him in order to reap laurels of catching the gang leader. Malyshev is in despair - he has brought under execution the man who has fully trusted him. The situation gets worse due to his personal drama and Malyshev commits suicide.