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1947 Soviet Union film
Secret Agent
Directed byBoris Barnet
Written byMikhail Bleiman
Konstantin Isayev
Mikhail Maklyarsky
Produced byDovzhenko Film Studios
StarringPavel Kadochnikov
Amvrosy Buchma
Viktor Dobrovolsky
Dmitri Milyutenko
Sergey Martinson
CinematographyDaniil Demutsky
Music byD. Klebanov
Oskar Sandler
Release date
  • 1947 (1947)
Running time87 minutes
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageRussian

Secret Agent (Russian: Подвиг разведчика, romanized: Podvig razvedchika) is a 1947 Soviet spy film directed by Boris Barnet and based on the novel The Deed Remains Unknown (Russian: Подвиг остается неизвестным) by Mikhail Maklyarsky. The film stars Pavel Kadochnikov in the leading role. Secret Agent is also known as Secret Mission, Secrets of Counter-Espionage, The Scout's Exploit.

It was the first film about the actions of Soviet intelligence officers behind enemy lines in World War II. The film originated the spy genre in Soviet cinema and had a great influence on all subsequent Soviet spy films, including Seventeen Moments of Spring. It is based on real events from the biography of Nikolai Khokhlov.

The film was the leader of Soviet distribution in 1947 and had 22.73 million viewers.

Plot

Pavel Kadochnikov (right) in Secret Agent (1947)

Soviet intelligence officer Aleksei Fedotov by the name of Heinrich Eckert departs for German-occupied Vinnytsia. His purpose is to obtain the secret correspondence of General Kuhn with the Hitler's headquarters. When his radio operator, sent to Aleksei, is executed, Fedotov is forced to search for a contact through the local underground, but accidentally he discovers that one of the underground workers is a provocateur.

Cast

Awards

  • 1948 - Stalin Prize of 2nd degree to director, designer (Morits Umansky), scenarios and Pavel Kadochnikov.

References

  1. ^ Vivaldi, Giuliano (2011-08-01). "Boris Barnet: The Lyric Voice in Soviet Cinema". Bright Lights Film Journal. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
  2. ^ "Овеянный легендой. О разведчике Николае Кузнецове, в подвиги которого трудно поверить - Мнения ТАСС". TASS (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-12-05.
  3. У Вінницькому "Савої" улюбленця Сталіна "заспокоювали" правоохоронці. «Подільська порадниця», 9 квітня 2008

External links

Films by Boris Barnet


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