Chyornyy treugolnik
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A 1981 Soviet television feature film, this three-part historical detective story is set in January 1918, during the early years of the Russian Revolution. It centers on one of the most notorious crimes of the period—the theft of the Patriarchal sacristy in the Moscow Kremlin. The investigation is carried out by a young Soviet police officer working in collaboration with an investigator from the old regime, a professional in the field. The stolen items, including unique diamonds and icon frames, appear to have vanished without a trace. The only clue left behind is a snuff box with the family coat of arms of the Messmerovs, found under the windows of the sacristy.
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Edited by Marina DobryanskayaShot by Mikhail BitsScored by Mikhail ZivDesigned by Georgi Kolganov
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16 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Konstantin Grigoryev
as Leonid Borisovich Kosachevsky
Anatoliy Romashin
as Vitaly Olegovich Borin
Zhanna Bolotova
as Rosa Stern
Olga Barnet
as Ket
Leonid Kulagin
as Vasily Grigoryevich Messmer
Algimantas Masiulis
as Fyodor Karlovich Kerbel
Yuri Smirnov
as Archimandrite Dmitry
Leonid Markov
as Nikita Afrikanovich Makhov
Viktor Chebotaryov
as Viktor Sukhov
Olegar Fedoro
as Kremlin Monk
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