First Encounter - Last Encounter (1987)
The story concerns the events in Saint Petersburg on the eve of the First World War. Private detective Petya Chukhontsev, a law student who has not completed his studies, investigates the case of the murdered inventor Kuklin. He was murdered exactly as he predicted during a New Year's visit to Chukhontsev. While investigating the Kuklin case, Petya soon realizes that the central figure in this case is the German Scholz, the owner, who cheaply buys up the inventions of Russian craftsmen and hands them over to the spy Siegfried Gay, an advisor to the German embassy. . However, Petya will soon understand that it is better to mind his own business...
Director: Vitaliy Melnikov
Genre: Mystery, Drama, Comedy
Runtime: 92 min
Release Date: June 6, 1987
Cast
- Mikhail Morozov - Chukhontsev
- Oleg Efremov - Zanzeveev
- Boris Plotnikov - Kuklin
- Yuri Bogatyryov - Major Gei
- Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy - Member of counter-intelligence
- Sergey Shakurov - Scholtz
- Mikhail Kononov - Former detective
- Nikolay Kryuchkov - Policeman
- Leonid Kuravlyov - Count
- Olga Mashnaya - Wanda's maid
Screenplay
- Vladimir Valutskiy (Screenplay)
- Aleksandr Bessmertniy (Script Editor)
Music: Timur Kogan
Cinematography: Yuriy Veksler
Editing: Zinaida Shejneman
Production: Lenfilm
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Original Language: ru
More Films by Director: Vitaliy Melnikov
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is First Encounter - Last Encounter about?
- The story concerns the events in Saint Petersburg on the eve of the First World War. Private detective Petya Chukhontsev, a law student who has not completed his studies, investigates the case of the murdered inventor Kuklin. He was murdered exactly as he predicted during a New Year's visit to Chukhontsev. While investigating the Kuklin case, Petya soon realizes that the central figure in this case is the German Scholz, the owner, who cheaply buys up the inventions of Russian craftsmen and hands them over to the spy Siegfried Gay, an advisor to the German embassy. . However, Petya will soon understand that it is better to mind his own business...
- Who directed First Encounter - Last Encounter?
- First Encounter - Last Encounter was directed by Vitaliy Melnikov.
- Who stars in First Encounter - Last Encounter?
- First Encounter - Last Encounter stars Mikhail Morozov, Oleg Efremov, Boris Plotnikov, Yuri Bogatyryov, Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, Sergey Shakurov.
- How long is First Encounter - Last Encounter?
- First Encounter - Last Encounter has a runtime of 1h 32m (92 minutes).
- What genre is First Encounter - Last Encounter?
- First Encounter - Last Encounter is a Mystery, Drama, Comedy film.
- Where was First Encounter - Last Encounter produced?
- First Encounter - Last Encounter was produced in Soviet Union.