''The Rumyantsev Case'' (russian: Дело Румянцева) is a 1955

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directed by Iosif Kheyfits.

Plot

Young truck-driver Sasha Rumyantsev, trying to avoid running over a child, has an

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, his car crashes into a brick wall. Rumyantsev receives minor injuries, but his occasional passenger, a girl named Klavdya, is injured more seriously. Rumyantsev faces prosecution, but the investigator finds out the real reason of the accident and finds Rumyatsev innocent. Sasha and Klavdya fall in love with each other, they are ready for living together and plan a wedding, but Rumyantsev falls into trouble again ... Rumyantsev's chief Korol'kov, scoundrel and drunkard, draws Sasha into his illegal enterprise. Because of Korol'kov, Rumyantsev becomes an accomplice in theft: he carries stolen goods in his truck. Rumyantsev is arrested, the police captain who investigates the case is unconditionally sure that the driver is guilty. However, the experienced сolonel Afanasyev believes Rumyantsev and exposes the real criminals.

Production

* Production design by Isaak Kaplan, Berta Manevich * Set decoration by Yu. Freydlin * Makeup department by V. Sokolov

Cast

Aleksey Batalov Aleksey Vladimirovich Batalov (russian: link=no, Алексе́й Влади́мирович Бата́лов; 20 November 1928 – 15 June 2017) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, film director, screenwriter and pedagogue acclaimed f ...

as Sasha Rumyantsev, truck-driver * Ninel Podgornaya as Klavdya Naumenko, the student, Rumyantsev's bride * Sergey Lukyanov as Sergey I. Afanasyev, police colonel * Pyotr Lobanov as Samokhin, a police captain, inspector of OBKhSS *

Gennadi Yukhtin Gennadi (birth name Geniy) Gavrilovich Yukhtin (russian: Геннадий (Гений) Гаврилович Юхтин; 30 March 1932 – 18 February 2022) was a Russian film and stage actor. Life and career At the age of fourteen, Yukhtin wa ...

as Paul Evdokimov, truck-driver, Rumyantsev's friend *

Vladimir Lepko Vladimir Lepko (russian: Влади́мир Алексе́евич Лепко́; 1898–1963) was a Soviet and Russian actor. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1954). He died 19 October 1963 and is buried at Novodevichy Cemetery. Selected filmography ...

as Vasily Lemekhov, truck-driver *

Yevgeny Leonov Yevgeny Pavlovich Leonov (russian: link=no, Евгений Павлович Леонов; 2 September 1926 – 29 January 1994) was a Soviet and Russian actor who played main parts in several of the most famous Soviet films, such as ''Gentlemen ...

as Mikhail Snegirev, truck-driver *

Inna Makarova Inna Vladimirovna Makarova (russian: И́нна Влади́мировна Мака́рова; 28 July 1926 – 25 March 2020) was a Soviet and Russian actress. She grew up in Novosibirsk. In 1948 she graduated from the Gerasimov Institute of Cine ...

as Nonna Snegireva, Mikhail Snegirev's wife *

Nikolay Kryuchkov Nikolai Afanasyevich Kryuchkov (russian: Никола́й Афана́сьевич Крючко́в; 6 January 1911 – 13 April 1994) was a Soviet and Russian film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1932 and 1993. Selected fi ...

as Korol'kov, chief of operations department * Viktor Chekmaryov as Shmyglo, a repeat offender, the ringleader of a gang of plunderers *

Ants Eskola Ants Eskola (until 1935 Erhard-Voldemar Esperk;Eskola 1986: 7 17 February 1908 in Tallinn – 14 December 1989 in Tallinn) was a Soviet and Estonian actor, singer and artist. He appeared in 25 films from 1930 to 1979. People's Artist of the USSR (1 ...

as Prus, director of the shop, plunderer *

Arkady Trusov Arkady (russian: Арка́дий, Arkadiy) is a Slavic masculine given name, ultimately derived from the Greek name Αρκάδιος, meaning “from Arcadia”. The Latin equivalent is Arcadius. Notable people with the name include: People: *Ark ...

as Yakov Egorovich, truck-driver, Rumyantsev's eldest friend * Ivan Selyanin as Vassily Stepanovich, truck-driver, Rumyantsev's eldest friend * Lyudmila Golubeva as Lyuba, the student, Claudia's friend * Yevgeny Losakevich as Zoya Pavlovna, Claudia's aunt * Viktor Koval as Sasha, orphan, an adopted Paul Evdokimov

References

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«Дело Румянцева»
Аннотированный каталог фильмов киностудии «Ленфильм» 1918—2003 * * * 1956 films 1950s crime drama films Soviet crime drama films Russian crime drama films 1955 drama films 1955 films 1956 drama films 1950s Russian-language films {{USSR-film-stub