Theft takes place in Washington, DC. Howard Knox is a well-intentioned Congressman crusading for reform. He is scheduled to make a speech in which he will expose the corrupt activities of an industrial magnate and his congressional stooges. The wealthy capitalist in question, Anthony Starkweather, along with his son-in-law and political puppet, Senator Thomas Chalmers, will do everything in their power to foil Knox's great speech and publicly disgrace him. To complicate matters, Margaret Chalmers, wife of Senator Chalmers and daughter of Starkweather, forms a friendship with Knox and begins to sympathize with his cause.
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Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
Known for
Beware of the Car!
Letter Never Sent
Anastasiya Vertinskaya
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Amphibian Man
Hamlet
Juozas Budraitis
Known for
The Queen's Gambit
Black Lightning
Oleg Borisov
Known for
Trial on the Road
Olga Volkova
Known for
Station for Two
Ruthless Romance
Lyubov Polishchuk
Known for
The Twelve Chairs
What a Mess!
Larysa Kadochnykova
Known for
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
Galina Dobrovolskaya
миссис Миддлтон
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Tatyana Malchenko
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The Three Sisters
Izmeklēšanā noskaidrots
Leonid Pchyolkin Director · Evgeny Markin Writer Jack London Author
First release March 20, 1982 · Produced in Russia, Russia · Production TO "Ekran"
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Ekran
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TO "Ekran"
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Russia · Russia
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Original title
Кража
Original language
Russian
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Russian
Release dates
Russia · March 20, 1982
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No release date listed for United States.
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