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A Man in Civilian Clothes

1973 · 103 min

A slow, serious Cold War-era spy drama that asks you to follow its careful deceptions and shifting loyalties.

Directed by
Vasily Zhuravlyov
Genres
War
Starring
Juozas Budraitis, Vladimir Druzhnikov, Nikolai Gritsenko
Overview
Intelligence officer Sergei arrives in Berlin to establish contact with the staff of the General Staff and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Germany under the name of the Hungarian Baron Perenyi de Kiralgaze. He finds those who, not accepting the ideas of nascent fascism, seek connections with the USSR. Having met the Gestapo Doris Scherer, who dreams of marrying a Hungarian aristocrat, Sergei transmits the first information about military orders to his homeland... The film is based on real events that took place in Germany in the 30s.

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Directed by
Vasily Zhuravlyov
Genres
War
Starring
Juozas Budraitis, Vladimir Druzhnikov, Nikolai Gritsenko
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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
    • war
    • identity
    • deception
    • politics
    • betrayal
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour2
    Realism8
    Romance3
    Tension6
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight5

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    Genres
    war
    Directed by
    Vasily Zhuravlyov
    Written by
    Dmitriy Bystroletov, Vasily Zhuravlyov
    Starring
    Juozas Budraitis, Vladimir Druzhnikov, Nikolai Gritsenko, Irina Skobtseva, Lyudmila Khityaeva, Algimantas Masiulis, Dmitriy Bystroletov
    Music
    Leonid Afanasyev
    Cinematography
    Timofei Lebeshev
    Runtime
    103 min
    Country
    Soviet Union
    Languages
    Russian

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