Secret Agent (1947 film)

Infobox_Film
name = Secret Agent


imdb_id = 0039716
director = Boris Barnet
writer = Mikhail Blajman
Konstantin Isayev
Mikhail Maklyarsky
starring = Pavel Kadochnikov
Sergey Martinson
producer = Kiev film studio
music = D. Klebanov
Oskar Sandler
cinematography = Daniil Demutsky
distributor =
released = 1947
runtime = 87 min.
language = Russian

Secret Agent ( _ru. Подвиг разведчика, Podvig razvedchika) is a 1947 Soviet spy film directed by Boris Barnet based on a novel "The deed remains unknown" ( _ru. Подвиг остается неизвестным) by Mikhail Maklyarsky with Pavel Kadochnikov in the leading role. Film also known as "Secret Mission", "Secrets of Counter-Espionage", "The Scout's Exploit".

It was the first film about the actions of Soviet intelligence officers who made a sweep behind enemy lines in World War II. This movie became the predecessor and inspirer of all Soviet spy films, including "Seventeen Moments of Spring". Film based on real events of the biography of legendary Nikolay Kuznetsov.

The film was the leader of Soviet distribution in 1947 and had 22.73 million viewers.

Cast

* Fedotov - Pavel Kadochnikov
* Astakhov - Sergey Petrov
* Berezhnoi - Dmitry Milyutenko
* Chief - Viktor Dobrovolsky
* Gen. Kuhn - Boris Barnet
* Leschuk - Amvrosy Buchma
* Frau Pommer - V. Draga
* Friedrich Pommer - Viktor Khalatov
* Willi Pommer - Sergey Martinson
* Rummelsburg - Mikhail Romanov
* Theresa - Yelena Izmailova

Plot

Soviet intelligence officer Aleksey Fedotov by the name of Heinrich Eckert departed to the occupied by Germans Vinnitsa. His purpose is to obtain the secret correspondence of General Kuhn with the Hitler's headquarters. Radio operator, sent to Aleksey, is executed. Fedotov is forced to search for the connection through the local underground, but accidentally he got to know, that one of the underground workers is a provocateur...

Quotes

* "Do you have a Slavic wardrobe for sale? - The wardrobe is sold, but there is a nickel-plated bed with a bedside-table" - the password and response.
* "To our victory" - the toast, allegedly to the victory of Germany, but in fact to our, Soviet victory.

Awards

* 1948 - Stalin Prize of 2nd degree to director, designer (Morits Umansky), scenarios and Pavel Kadochnikov.

ee also

* Secret Agent

External links

* [http://www.master-tape.ru/video-catal/ru-old/Podvig_razvedch/ Podvig razvedchika]
* [http://spymania.narod.ru/films/podvigrazvedchika/ Podvig razvedchika at spymania.narod.ru]