Mercedes Runs Away from the Chase (1981)
The film is set during World War II. After capturing the "trophy" Mercedes, a group of scouts, disguised as German officers commits a daring raid behind enemy lines (the 116th Motorized Division) on roads controlled by the enemy.
Director:
Yuri Lyashenko
Writers:
Igor Shevtsov, Andrey Lokotosh.
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German Yushko as Vladimir Loktev |
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Mikhail Golubovich as Vasya Golovin |
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Anatoliy Rudakov as Lenya Mikhailov |
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Igor Livanov as Sasha Ermolenko |
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Anatoli Barchuk as Bordzii |
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Boris Yurchenko as Kompaniets |
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Arnis Līcītis as Schulte |
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Volodymyr Horianskyi as German soldier |
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Viloriy Pashchenko as Shaleikis |
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Aleksei Goryachev as Dudar |
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Yuri Matsarev as Nikitin, colonel |
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Heino Mandri as Abt, German Colonel |
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Rein Kotkas as Dealer, German artist |
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Jānis Melderis as Dietrich, German major |
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Boris Boldyrevskiy as airplane mechanic |
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Valentin Kobas as german prisoner |
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Yuriy Mysenkov as adjutant Nikitina |
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Volodymyr Horianskyi as german soldier |
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Margarita Koshelyova as Melanya Petrovna |
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Igor Bezgin as soviet colonel |
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Juozas Kiselius as german officer |
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Mykhailo Ihnatov as kraut |
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Viktor Pavlovsky as driver Schulte |
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Olga Reus-Petrenko as executed wife |
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Lyudmila Chinshevaya as Lucy |
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Leonid Yanovskyi as lieutenant colonel |
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Nikolay Savitsky as Bleicher, German non-commissioned officer |
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Evgeny Baturin as rustic old man |
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Serhiy Pidhornyi as |
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Anatoly Vasilyev as army chief of staff |
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Valentin Bogdanov as |
| Directing | Yuri Lyashenko | Director |
| Writing | Igor Shevtsov | Screenplay |
| Camera | Nikolay Zhuravlyov | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Aleksandr Filatov | Stunts |
| Writing | Andrey Lokotosh | Screenplay |
| Art | Oleg Kostychenko | Production Design |
| Sound | Eugen Doga | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Riva Bisnovataya | Sound |
| Camera | Oleg Glushchuk | Camera Operator |
| Directing | N. Sergeyev | Second Unit Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | I. Vakulenko | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | I. Zhuravlyova | Makeup & Hair |
| Visual Effects | V. Kashin | VFX Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Pavlo Korol | VFX Director of Photography |
| Writing | A. Shevchenko | Script Editor |
| Editing | S. Rozhenko | Editor |
| Art | V. Katrenyuk | Assistant Production Design |
| Camera | G. Kontesov | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | L. Nechipurenko | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | O. Maslichenko | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | V. Raynchkovskaya | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | M. Sharts | Third Assistant Director |
| Art | Mykhailo Tereshchenko | Set Designer |
| Visual Effects | V. Titarenko | Pyrotechnic Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Yu. Loginov | Pyrotechnic Supervisor |
| Lighting | Nikolay Kravchuk | Lighting Artist |
| Sound | Rostislav Babich | Conductor |
| Sound | Vladimir Vysotsky | Music |
| Production | Mikhail Kostyukovskiy | Producer |