Cruelty (1959)
1h 32m
Running Time
August 6, 1959Release Date
Cruelty (1959)
1h 32m
Running Time
August 6, 1959Release Date
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Plot.
A criminal drama based on the story of the same name by Pavel Nilin. The first years of Soviet power in East Siberia. Malyshev,deputy chief of Criminal Investigation Department, a Komsomol member, wins over to the Soviet power a former field-hand and now a bandit Lazar Baukin, and the latter tells him about Vorontsov, the gang leader. Malyshev guarantees Baukin’s freedom. However the chief arrests him in order to reap laurels of catching the gang leader. Malyshev is in despair - he has brought under execution the man who has fully trusted him. The situation gets worse due to his personal drama and Malyshev commits suicide.
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Cast & Crew.
Georgiy Yumatov
Nikolay Kryuchkov
Aleksandr Susnin
Vladimir Andreyev
Klavdiya Khabarova
Apollon Yachnitskiy
Margarita Zhigunova
Ivan Ryzhov
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Details.
Release DateAugust 6, 1959
Original NameЖестокость
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 32m
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Wiki.
Cruelty (Russian: Жестокость, romanized: Zhestokost) is a 1959 Soviet dramatic film directed by Vladimir Skuybin and written by Pavel Nilin.