''Secret of the Blackbirds'' (russian: Тайна «Чёрных дроздов») is a 1983 Soviet crime film directed by
Vadim Derbenyov
Vadim ( Cyrillic: Вадим) is a Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Slovene masculine given name derived either from the Persian ''badian'' (anise or aniseed), or from the Ruthenian word ''volod'' (russian: волод), meaning ''to rule'' or ''vadit ...
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Plot
The head of a wealthy family, Mr. George Fortescue, has been poisoned. Inspector Neal is investigating and learns that the deceased was an unpleasant person. His death was beneficial to all members of the family. It is not an easy matter, the rarest poison was used for poisoning. The violent death of the maid Gladys, and later the mistress of the house, Adele, completely confuses the investigation. But Miss Marple intervenes.
Cast
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Ita Ever as Miss Marple
* Vladimir Sedov as Inspector Neele
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Vsevolod Sanaev
Vsevolod Vasilyevich Sanayev (Все′волод Васи′льевич Сана′ев; 25 2, o.s.February 1912 in Tula, Russian Empire – 27 January 1996 in Moscow, Russia) was a Soviet film and stage actor popular in the 1960s–1970s. Sana ...
as George Fortescue
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Lyubov Polishchuk as Adele Fortescue
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Yury Belyayev as Persival Forteskyu (as Yuriy Belyaev)
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Elena Sanaeva
Elena may refer to:
People
* Elena (given name), including a list of people and characters with this name
* Joan Ignasi Elena (born 1968), Catalan politician
* Francine Elena (born 1986), British poet
Geography
* Elena (town), a town in Velik ...
as Jennifer Fortescue
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Andrey Kharitonov as Lance Fortescue
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Natalya Danilova as Patricia Fortescue
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Yelena Ivochkina Yelena or Jelena is a feminine given name. It is the Russian form of Helen, written Елена in Russian.
Notable people called Yelena
*Yelena Afanasyeva (born 1967), former Russian athlete who competed in the 800 metres
* Yelena Vladimiro ...
as Elaine Fortescue
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Elza Radzina Elza may refer to:
* Elza (given name), a feminine given name
*Elza, the codename of Soviet spy Elizaveta Mukasei, active from the 1940s through the 1970s
*Elza, Tennessee
Elza was a community in Anderson County, Tennessee, that existed before ...
as Miss Effie Ramsbottom
See also
''
A Pocket Full of Rye''
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, id=0086407
1983 films
1980s Russian-language films
Soviet crime films
Films based on Miss Marple books
1983 crime films