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The Property of Republic (Достояние республики)

German title: Eigentum der Republik
Francaise title: Le Bien de la République
Spain title: Patrimonio de la República
Russian title: Достояние республики
Original title: Достояние республики

Alternative titles:
Geraubte Schätze | The Property of the Republic | Dostoyanie respubliki

Crime movie – USSR
Production year: 1971
Movie length: 131 minutes

Director: Vladimir Bychkov (Wru/lru/aru/dru/iru/mru/iru/rru/ Bru/yru/tsru/kru/oru/wru/),
Writer: Avenir Zak (Авенир Зак), Isai Kuznetsov (Исай Кузнецов),
Cinematograph: Boris Monastyrsky (Бенцион Монастырский), Yuri Malinovsky (Юрий Малиновский), Aleksandr Filatov (Александр Филатов),
Music: Yevgeni Krylatov (Евгений Крылатов),

Movie description:

Makar, a criminal investigator, is trying to find a stolen collection of antic treasures during the Spring of 1918.

In the spring of 1918, a valuable collection of pictures and sculptures, requisitioned from Prince Tikhvinsky, vanishes on the way to Petrograd. Among those drawn into the search are Makar Ovchinnikov, Marquis the Adventurer, and Keshka, a teen-age lad.

Spring 1918. After the Russian Revolution, Prince Tikhvinsky’s collection of paintings and sculptures was to be nationalized. However, Tarakanov, the Prince’s former land steward steals it, enlisting the help of the fencing master nicknamed Marquis and the orphaned boy Keshka. They join a traveling circus in an attempt to transfer the stolen masterpieces abroad. The shrewd Soviet detective Makar Ovchinnikov follows their tracks.

Boy Actors