Svoy sredi chuzhikh, chuzhoy sredi svoikh

Nov 11 1974 N/A 1h 37m
Action, Adventure, Drama

Following the Russian Civil War, a loyal Red, Shilov, must prove he is at home among strangers as he attempts to recapture a shipment of gold that he was supposed to deliver to Moscow. Needed as a means of buying food for the people, the gold Shilov was entrusted with is stolen, initially by a group of assassins and then by a group of bandits. In tracking the gold’s whereabouts, Shilov’s motives are questioned and he is suspected of treason, in part because his brother was a devoted White. In an effort to clear his name, Shilov locates the gold, but he also discovers rampant greed and corruption.

Plot

The action of this psychological film takes place in the 1920s in a small provincial town in southern Russia. The civil war is over, but the Bolsheviks are still far from complete victory. A group of gangsters of former white officers rob a train of gold, which needed to buy bread for the hungry, and five friends, former Red fighters, engage them in mortal combat.

Written by

Nikita Mikhalkov, Eduard Volodarskiy

Directed by

Nikita Mikhalkov

Cast

Yuriy Bogatyryov, Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Sergey Shakurov

Crew

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Production Countries

Soviet Union

Production Companies

Mosfilm

Languages

Awards

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Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
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