Man in the Passage Yard (1972)
Grigory Mikhailovich Yushkov, who was killed in the passage yard, was considered dead during the Great Patriotic War. In those same years, under strange circumstances, the partisan detachment and the entire city underground were destroyed. They were betrayed by a man nicknamed "Centaur", who was never found. What are the motives for the murder of Yushkov and is he a “Centaur”? An investigator from Moscow will have to find out...
Director:
Mark Orlov
Writer:
Dmitry Tarasenkov
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Gennadi Korolkov as Boris Varaksin, KGB officer, senior lieutenant |
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Viktor Chekmaryov as Heinrich Osipovich Bush, friend of Yushkov |
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Nikolay Eryomenko as Sibul, militia captain |
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Vatslav Dvorzhetsky as Kyrgemaa, head of the local city department of the KGB |
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Irina Skobtseva as Claudia Nikolaevna Yushkova, wife of the murdered |
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Ivan Pereverzev as Ivan Fedorovich Voitin, Varaksin's neighbor by hotel number |
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Harijs Liepiņš as Otto Yanovich Pukhalsky, Varaksin's neighbor by hotel number |
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Ants Eskola as Martin Mäger, Bush's neighbor, fishery officer |
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Vera Saranova as Raya Poznanskaya, hotel administrator |
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Olga Krūmiņa as Tiina Laanemets, former underground fighter |
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Nikolai Lebedev as Vladimir Panteleimonovich Popov |
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Eve Kivi as Kristina Kuslap, KGB officer |
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Lev Perfilov as KGB officer |
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Irina Sterlyadkina as Irina, Martin Mäger's secretary-typist |
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Aino Pihlamagi as Cleaning lady in the hotel |
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Priit Ratas as Hotel director |
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Arnold Sikkel as Tiina's neighbour |
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Heli Lääts as Singer in the restaurant |
| Camera | Volodymyr Davydov | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Dmitry Tarasenkov | Screenplay |
| Editing | Tamara Serdyuk | Editor |
| Production | Mark Orlov | Producer |
| Sound | Ļudgards Gedravičs | Music |
| Directing | Mark Orlov | Director |