''The Casket of Maria Medici'' (russian: Ларец Марии Медичи, Larets Marii Medichi) is a 1980 Soviet historical action film directed by .

Plot

Antiquary Savigny suddenly disappears without a trace. Investigators conclude that he was killed. The captain of the

militsiya ''Militsiya'' ( rus, милиция, , mʲɪˈlʲitsɨjə) was the name of the police forces in the Soviet Union (until 1991) and in several Eastern Bloc countries (1945–1992), as well as in the non-aligned SFR Yugoslavia (1945–1992). The ...

sets off on a journey through time to solve the crime and open the secret of the medieval.

Cast

Valery Ryzhakov Valery Nikolayevich Ryzhakov (russian: Вале́рий Никола́евич Рыжако́в; 23 December 1945, Moscow – 31 December 2015, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor, Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1984), winner of ...

as Vladimir Lyusin, police captain *

Klara Luchko Klara Stepanivna Luchko ( uk, Клара Степанівна Лучко; russian: Кла́ра Степа́новна Лучко́; 1 July 1925 – 26 March 2005) was a Soviet, Russian and Ukrainian actress known for her roles in the Soviet cine ...

as Madeleine Locard *

Emmanuil Vitorgan Emmanuil Gedeonovich Vitorgan (russian: Эммануи́л Гедео́нович Виторга́н; born 27 December 1939) is a Soviet, Russian film and theater actor, Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1990). People's Artist of Russia (1998). He acte ...

as Svinin (Savigny) * Yevdokiya Urusova as Vera Fabianovna Charskaya * Anatoliy Egorov as Berezovsky * Ruben Simonov as Kazarian *

Leonid Obolensky Leonid Leonidovich Obolensky (russian: Леонид Леонидович Оболенский; 21 January 1902 — 17 November 1991) was a Russian and Soviet actor. Born into the family of a Soviet diplomat, he studied at the Gerasimov Institut ...

as Bertrand Marti * Vsevolod Safonov as Colonel Golovin * Sergey Martynov as Mikhailov *

Daniil Netrebin Daniil (russian: Даниил) is a Russian masculine given name; equivalent to that of the English given name Daniel. Notable examples People named Daniil include: Arts and literature *Daniil Andreyev (1906–1959), Russian writer, poet, and Chr ...

as Vanashnyi * Lev Polyakov as KrelinThe Casket of Maria Medici (1981) Full Cast / Crew
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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Casket of Maria Medici, The 1980 films 1980s historical action films 1980s Soviet films 1980s Russian-language films Soviet historical action films Mosfilm films Films based on Russian novels Soviet detective films Films set in Saint Petersburg Films set in the Middle Ages