
A Vintage Detective Story
Mystery · Drama · TV Movie
Overview
A two-part television play based on "The Purloined Letter" by Edgar Allan Poe and "Hunted Down" by Charles Dickens.
Top Cast


Sergei Yursky
Sergei Yursky
Слинктон / Огюст Дюпен
Sergei Yursky
Слинктон / Огюст Дюпен


Yuri Bogatyryov
Yuri Bogatyryov
Семсон / друг Дюпена
Yuri Bogatyryov
Семсон / друг Дюпена


Vsevolod Larionov
Vsevolod Larionov
префект
Vsevolod Larionov
префект


Tamara Chernova
Tamara Chernova
знатная дама
Tamara Chernova
знатная дама


Aleksandr Shvorin
Aleksandr Shvorin
министр
Aleksandr Shvorin
министр


Andrey Kharitonov
Andrey Kharitonov
Беквит (Мелтон)
Andrey Kharitonov
Беквит (Мелтон)


Irina Ponomaryova
Irina Ponomaryova
Маргарет
Irina Ponomaryova
Маргарет
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