At Home Among Strangers, a Stranger Among His Own
Nov 11 1974
•2h 37m
•Action, Drama, Adventure
Following the Russian Civil War, a loyal Red, Shilov, must prove he is at home among strangers as he attempts to recapture a shipment of gold that he was supposed to deliver to Moscow. Needed as a means of buying food for the people, the gold Shilov was entrusted with is stolen, initially by a group of assassins and then by a group of bandits. In tracking the gold’s whereabouts, Shilov’s motives are questioned and he is suspected of treason, in part because his brother was a devoted White. In an effort to clear his name, Shilov locates the gold, but he also discovers rampant greed and corruption.
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Yuri Bogatyryov
Шилов
Nikita Mikhalkov
Есаул
Sergey Shakurov
Забелин
Aleksandr Kalyagin
Ванюкин
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