Russia / Aug 06, 1959
Cruelty (1959)
Directed by Vladimir Skuybin
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1h 32min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Margarita Zhigunova | Юлька Мальцева, медсестра |
| Nikolay Pogodin | сотрудник угрозыска |
| Vyacheslav Bogachyov | сотрудник угрозыска |
| Alexei Korotyukov | сотрудник угрозыска |
| Iosif Kolin | доктор Гинзбург |
| Mikhail Troyanovsky | Роман Фёдорович, фельдшер |
| Konstantin Nemolyayev | хозяин ресторана |
| Anatoliy Kubatskiy | возница |
| Boris Shukhmin | мужик в деревне |
| Nikolai Parfyonov | Воробьёв, старший милиционер |
| Pavel Vinnik | Микулов, механик |
| Nikolay Smorchkov | Царицын |
| Igor Pushkaryov | Егоров |
| Yevgeny Gurov | шарманщик |
| Vladimir Lebedev | эпизод |
| Viktor Lazarev | Arrested bandit |
| Alexander Aleshin | эпизод |
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| Pyotr Mukhin | эпизод |
| Pyotr Timofeyev | эпизод |
| Evgeni Burenkov | лектор укома Тарасов (нет в титрах) |
| Ivan Ryzhov | бандит (нет в титрах) |
| Vladimir Seleznyov | гармонист в ресторане (нет в титрах) |
| Aleksey Stroev | посетитель ресторана (нет в титрах) |
| Zoia Rusina | дама в ресторане (нет в титрах) |
| Vitaly Kiselev | эпизод (нет в титрах) |
| Elena Kurakova | эпизод (нет в титрах) |
Genres
DramaCrime
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Жестокость |
| Original language | Pусский (RU) |
| Spoken languages | Pусский |
| Production countries | Soviet Union |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Mosfilm |
| Release date | 6 agosto 1959 |
| Executive producer | Valentin Maslov |
| Writer | Pavel Nilin, Valeriy Karen |
| Editing | Lidiya Lysenkova |
| Cinematography | Timofei Lebeshev |
| Assistant directors | Aleksandr Levshin, Vladimir Skuybin |
| Camera operators | Timofei Lebeshev |
| Additional photography | Timofei Lebeshev |
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| Production design | Ivan Plastinkin |
| Art direction | Ivan Plastinkin |
| Set decoration | Ivan Plastinkin |
| Music | Mikhail Meerovich, Viktor Zorin, Algis Ziuraitis |
| Sound | Mikhail Meerovich, Viktor Zorin, Algis Ziuraitis |
| Costume design | Valentina Kiselyova, I. Chechenin |
| Makeup | Valentina Kiselyova, I. Chechenin |
| Hairstyling | Valentina Kiselyova, I. Chechenin |
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