The Cold Summer of 1953
In 1953, the year Stalin died, many prisoners (some political, but mostly common criminals) were released from the Soviet Gulags. This is the story of a remote settlement which was under attack by a bunch of these recently-released blood-thirsty thugs in the summer of 1953, and the townspeople, along with a two political prisoners, who try to stop them.
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
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The Cold Summer of 1953
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Dec 3, 1988
Runtime
1h 41m
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
User Score
72%
Original Title
Холодное лето пятьдесят третьего
Production Companies
Mosfilm
Director
Aleksandr Proshkin
Description
In 1953, the year Stalin died, many prisoners (some political, but mostly common criminals) were released from the Soviet Gulags. This is the story of a remote settlement which was under attack by a bunch of these recently-released blood-thirsty thugs in the summer of 1953, and the townspeople, along with a two political prisoners, who try to stop them.
Cast
Valeriy Priyomykhov
«Luzga», Sergey Basargin, former military intelligence captain
Anatoli Papanov
«Kopalych», Nikolai Pavlovich Starobogatov, former engineer
Viktor Stepanov
policeman Mankov
Nina Usatova
Lydia Matveevna
Zoya Buryak
Lydia Matveevna's daughter
Yuriy Kuznetsov
Ivan Zotov, director of trading post
