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Secret Agent (1947 film)
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Secret Agent is a 1947 Soviet spy film directed by Boris Barnet based on a novel The deed remains unknown by Mikhail Maklyarsky with Pavel Kadochnikov
in the leading role. Film also known as Secret Mission, Secrets of Counter-Espionage, The Scout's Exploit.
It was the first film about the actions of Soviet intelligence officers who made a sweep behind enemy lines in World War II
. The film became the predecessor and inspirer of all Soviet spy films, including Seventeen Moments of Spring
. It is based on real events of the biography of Nikolay Khokhlov
.
The film was the leader of Soviet distribution in 1947 and had 22.73 million viewers.
Vinnytsia
. His purpose is to obtain the secret correspondence of General Kuhn with the Hitler's headquarters. When his radio operator, sent to Aleksey, is executed, Fedotov is forced to search for a contact through the local underground, but accidentally he discovers that one of the underground workers is a provocateur.
Pavel Kadochnikov
Pavel Petrovich Kadochnikov was a Russian actor, film director and scenario. . Among the notable roles he had as an actor were in the film Ivan the Terrible, directed by Sergei Eisenstein. He was named a People's Artist of the USSR and a Hero of Socialist Labor .-Biography:Pavel Kadochnikov was...
in the leading role. Film also known as Secret Mission, Secrets of Counter-Espionage, The Scout's Exploit.
It was the first film about the actions of Soviet intelligence officers who made a sweep behind enemy lines in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. The film became the predecessor and inspirer of all Soviet spy films, including Seventeen Moments of Spring
Seventeen Moments of Spring
Seventeen Moments of Spring is a 1973 Soviet TV miniseries. It was filmed at Gorky Film Studio, directed by Tatyana Lioznova and based on the book of the same title by the novelist Yulian Semyonov. The series comprises 12 episodes of 70 minutes each...
. It is based on real events of the biography of Nikolay Khokhlov
Nikolay Khokhlov
Nikolai Evgenievich Khoklov was a KGB officer who defected to the United States in 1953. He testified about KGB activities...
.
The film was the leader of Soviet distribution in 1947 and had 22.73 million viewers.
Plot
Soviet intelligence officer Aleksey Fedotov by the name of Heinrich Eckert departs for German occupiedReichskommissariat Ukraine
Reichskommissariat Ukraine , literally "Reich Commissariat of Ukraine", was the civilian occupation regime of much of German-occupied Ukraine during World War II. Between September 1941 and March 1944, the Reichskommissariat was administered by Reichskommissar Erich Koch as a colony...
Vinnytsia
Vinnytsia
Vinnytsia is a city located on the banks of the Southern Bug, in central Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Vinnytsia Oblast.-Names:...
. His purpose is to obtain the secret correspondence of General Kuhn with the Hitler's headquarters. When his radio operator, sent to Aleksey, is executed, Fedotov is forced to search for a contact through the local underground, but accidentally he discovers that one of the underground workers is a provocateur.
Cast
- Pavel KadochnikovPavel KadochnikovPavel Petrovich Kadochnikov was a Russian actor, film director and scenario. . Among the notable roles he had as an actor were in the film Ivan the Terrible, directed by Sergei Eisenstein. He was named a People's Artist of the USSR and a Hero of Socialist Labor .-Biography:Pavel Kadochnikov was...
as Fedotov - Sergei Petrov as Astakhov
- Dmitry Milyutenko as Berezhnoi
- Viktor Dobrovolsky as Chief
- Boris Barnet as Gen. Kuhn
- Amvrosy Buchma as Leschuk
- V. Draga as Frau Pommer
- Viktor Khalatov as Friedrich Pommer
- Sergey MartinsonSergey MartinsonSergey Alexandrovich Martinson was a Russian eccentric comic actor, the master of pantomime, buffoonery and grotesque. He became People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1964....
as Willi Pommer - Mikhail Romanov as Rummelsburg
- Yelena Izmailova as Theresa
Awards
- 1948 - Stalin Prize of 2nd degree to director, designer (Morits Umansky), scenarios and Pavel Kadochnikov.