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.
Released: Nov 11, 1974
Runtime: 97 minutes
Genre: Action, Drama, Adventure
Stars: Yuri Bogatyryov, Nikita Mikhalkov, Sergey Shakurov, Aleksandr Kalyagin, Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy, Konstantin Raykin
Crew: Nikita Mikhalkov (Director), Nikita Mikhalkov (Writer), Eduard Volodarskiy (Writer), Pavel Lebeshev (Director of Photography), Lyudmila Yelyan (Editor), Aleksandr Adabashyan (Production Design)