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The Chain Reaction

Original title: Цепная реакция

1963 1h 19m ★ 8.7/10 TMDB
Crime Mystery Drama TV Movie

Plot

An old pickpocket named "Cardinal", during the days of the International Festival of Youth and Students, decides to gather old “personnels” to prepare small and large thefts from the festival participants. During the "conference" it turns out that a complete "personnel crisis" has come. The ensuing meeting with the former bootlegger — Senka-Moroz, who broke with his past and found happiness in his family and honest work, leads the Cardinal to confusion and mental confusion. A conversation with Professor Muromtsev, a terminally ill person who nevertheless cares about the fate of others, shock the "Cardinal" and he takes the first but decisive step towards a new life, breaking with the criminal world.

Director
Ivan Pravov
Written by
Lev Sheynin
Production
Soviet Union
Release date
1963-06-28

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