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Military Secret

1945 · 76 min

A sober wartime espionage drama that builds quiet suspense around secrets, duty and the race to protect a weapon.

Directed by
Vladimir Legoshin
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Crime
Starring
Sergei Lukyanov, Vladimir Belokurov, Andrei Tutyshkin
Overview
The Second World War. A new L-2 heavy duty gun is being supplied to the Soviet Army. German intelligence needs to seize a new secret weapon.

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Directed by
Vladimir Legoshin
Genres
Drama, Mystery, Crime
Starring
Sergei Lukyanov, Vladimir Belokurov, Andrei Tutyshkin
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • conspiracy
  • deception
  • loyalty
  • technology
Places
  • military
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, mystery, crime
Directed by
Vladimir Legoshin
Written by
Pyotr Tur, Lev Sheynin, Leonid Tur
Starring
Sergei Lukyanov, Vladimir Belokurov, Andrei Tutyshkin, Nina Alisova, Nadir Malishevsky, Aleksei Gribov, Vasili Neshchiplenko, Osip Abdulov
Music
Klimenty Korchmaryov
Cinematography
Sergei Urusevsky
Runtime
76 min
Country
Soviet Union
Languages
Russian

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