The Cold Summer of 1953

The Cold Summer of 1953 (1988)

Холодное лето пятьдесят третьего

In 1953, the year Stalin died, many prisoners (some political, but mostly common criminals) were released from the Soviet Gulags. This is the story of a remote settlement which was under attack by a bunch of these recently-released blood-thirsty thugs in the summer of 1953, and the townspeople, along with a two political prisoners, who try to stop them.

Date of release
1988-01-06
TMDB
7.4 / 10 (54)
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Director
Aleksandr Proshkin

Casting

Interesting facts

The Cold Summer of 1953 is a 1988 Soviet crime thriller directed by Aleksandr Proshkin. The film is set during the tumultuous period directly after the death of Joseph Stalin in 1953. It was the last film starring the Soviet actor Anatoly Papanov, who died after filming his final scene in August 1987.

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