The Commander of the Lucky 'Pike' (1973)
1h 41m
Running Time
April 29, 1973Release Date
The Commander of the Lucky 'Pike' (1973)
1h 41m
Running Time
April 29, 1973Release Date
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Plot.
1942, Polar region. The Germans are preparing to capture Murmansk. The submarine Sch-721 is considered lucky, and its captain Aleksei Strogov has the ability to extricate himself from the most difficult situations. He also develops tactics for a periscope-free torpedo attack, despite the skepticism of colleagues and management. And now, when the Happy "Pike" had to take on board the crew of another Soviet submarine, and she was on the seabed with almost no oxygen, Aleksei manages to save people and perform the operation, paying for it with his life.
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Cast & Crew.
Pyotr Velyaminov
Aleksey Strogov
Donatas Banionis
Viktor Sherknis
Elena Dobronravova
Svetlana Vedenina
Mikhail Volkov
Valeriy Rudakov
Vladimir Ivanov
Anatoliy Golik
Vladimir Kashpur
midshipman Nosov
Vladimir Ivanov
Anatoliy Golik
Boris Volchek
Director
Svetlana Sukhovey
Oksana
Aleksandr Moldavsky
Writer
Yelena Dobronravova
Svetlana Vedenina
Vladimir Valutskiy
Writer
Boris Belov
1st rank captain
Aleksandr Zatsepin
Composer
Stanislav Borodokin
Sergei Shukhov
Valentin Makarov
Cinematographer
Pavel Makhotin
commander-in-chief
Lidiya Milioti
Editor
Shota Mshveniyeradze
Shota Kharadze
Nikita Astakhov
sailor
Valentina Berezutskaya
storekeeper
Anatoli Borisov
german admiral
Vladimir Dyakov
ship's navigator
Evgeniy Evstigneev
Stepan Lukich
Mihails Kublinskis
baron von Hinz
Valeriy Kupriyanov
Ivan Pantyukhin
Nikolai Trifonov
Sanya Malkov
Oļģerts Šalkonis
Davids
Roman Khusainov
Seryozha Sychyov
Konstantin Raykin
Bulkin
Igor Kulik
military doctor
Viktor Plyut
Riedel
Vsevolod Yakut
german admiral
Vasiliy Tsygankov
2st rank captain (uncredited)
Georgi Dvornikov
Rogozhin (uncredited)
Lyubov Sokolova
cook (uncredited)
Viktor Volkov
captain-lieutenant (uncredited)
Evgeniy Zosimov
german navy officer (uncredited)
Vladimir Klimov
Assistant Camera
Vladimir Aronin
Production Design
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 29, 1973
Original NameКомандир счастливой «Щуки»
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 41m
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Wiki.
Commander of the Lucky 'Pike' (Russian: Командир счастливой 'Щуки', romanized: Komandir schastlivoi 'Schuki') is a 1972 Soviet war film directed by Boris Volchek.The film's title is a pun in Russian, the submarine 'Щ-721' is nicknamed as pike (Russian: щука, romanized: schuka, lit. 'pike').