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The Diplomatic Pouch

1927 · 72 min

A silent-era spy chase that feels stately and earnest, more historical artifact than thrill ride.

Directed by
Alexander Dovzhenko
Genres
Thriller, Drama, History
Starring
Mattea Buyukli, Anton Klimenko, Georgi Zelondzhev-Shipov
Overview
The Soviet embassy in England sends two couriers with diplomatic mail to Leningrad. The inspector of security police, White, and a group of policemen attack the Soviet diplomatic couriers at night. The documents get to an English trackman, who gives them to his son, a sailor in Portsmouth.

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Directed by
Alexander Dovzhenko
Genres
Thriller, Drama, History
Starring
Mattea Buyukli, Anton Klimenko, Georgi Zelondzhev-Shipov
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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
    • conspiracy
    • deception
    • loyalty
    • crime
    • politics
    Places
    • big city
    • sea
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    thriller, drama, history
    Directed by
    Alexander Dovzhenko
    Written by
    Yurij Yanovskyi, Moisei Zats, Boris Shcharansky, Alexander Dovzhenko
    Starring
    Mattea Buyukli, Anton Klimenko, Georgi Zelondzhev-Shipov, Ida Penzo, Borys Zahorskyi, Serhii Minin, G. Skoretskiy, Ivan Kapralov
    Cinematography
    Nikolay Kozlovsky
    Runtime
    72 min
    Country
    Soviet Union
    Languages
    No Language

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