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Investigator by Profession

1984 · 1 season

A patient, talky Soviet detective yarn that builds its case step by step from a small station observation.

Created by
Aleksandr Blank
Genres
Mystery, Crime
Starring
Georgi Burkov, Emmanuil Vitorgan, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
Overview
A locker room janitor at the train station notices that a suitcase was put in a locker by a man, but pulled out by another man. This suitcase appeared to be stuffed with money. This incident allows a police detective to uncover a huge criminal organization responsible for theft, smuggling and murder.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Created by
Aleksandr Blank
Genres
Mystery, Crime
Starring
Georgi Burkov, Emmanuil Vitorgan, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • corruption
    • deception
    • justice
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • procedural
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    mystery, crime
    Created by
    Aleksandr Blank
    Written by
    Ivan Mendzheritskiy
    Starring
    Georgi Burkov, Emmanuil Vitorgan, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Irina Miroshnichenko, Nikolai Pastukhov, Igor Ovadis, Sergei Priselkov, Yuri Grebenshchikov
    Music
    Eduard Khagagortyan
    Cinematography
    Nikolai Vasilkov
    Length
    1 seasons, 5 episodes, 62 min each
    Network
    Central Television USSR
    Country
    Soviet Union
    Languages
    Russian

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