The Chain Reaction

The Chain Reaction (1963)

CrimeMysteryDramaTV Movie

An old pickpocket named "Cardinal", during the days of the International Festival of Youth and Students, decides to gather old “personnels” to prepare small and large thefts from the festival participants. During the "conference" it turns out that a complete "personnel crisis" has come. The ensuing meeting with the former bootlegger — Senka-Moroz, who broke with his past and found happiness in his family and honest work, leads the Cardinal to confusion and mental confusion. A conversation with Professor Muromtsev, a terminally ill person who nevertheless cares about the fate of others, shock the "Cardinal" and he takes the first but decisive step towards a new life, breaking with the criminal world.

Director: Ivan Pravov

Casts

	Vladimir Kenigson as "Cardinal"
	Lev Ivanov as Muromtsev
	Eduard Bredun as Senka-Moroz
	Izolda Izvitskaya as Nadya
	Leonid Usach as "Bubble"
	Emmanuil Nelin as "Zyamka-kangaroo"
	Nikolay Gagarin as "Pigeon"
	Gurgen Tonunts as "Doctor"
	Pyotr Repnin as Kadetskiy
	Vsevolod Yakut as "Author"
	Konstantin Bartashevich as german
	Nina Agapova as robbed woman
	Bulat Okudzhava as bus passenger
	Yevdokiya Urusova as aunt Sasha
	Mikhail Vorobyov as pickpocket

Crew