The Spy
6.6
1916: on the verge of being evicted from his apartment, unable to find a job, with a desperate wife and a sick child, a man wrestles with his conscience about whether to turn police informer for money.
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Cast
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Oleg Yankovsky
Vorobyov
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Aleksandr Vokach
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Elena Safonova
Known for
Dark Eyes
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Oleksiy Horbunov
Known for
The Bureau
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Aleksandr Zbruev
Known for
To Kill a Dragon
Olga Ostroumova
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The Dawns Here Are Quiet
Admiral
Aleksandr Abdulov
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Roman Balayan Director · Rustam Ibragimbekov Writer Vadym Khrapachov Composer
First release September 11, 1987 · Produced in Russia · Original title Филёр
Production
Dovzhenko Film Studios
Production
Russia
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Original title
Филёр
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · September 11, 1987
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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