The 1970s, USSR. Experienced bodyguard and KGB officer Pavel Selikhov fails to prevent the theft of a unique diamond from the dacha of a high-ranking official. Investigating this strange case leads Pavel to a deeply conspiratorial criminal network, the threads of which stretch to the very top. The further he goes in his search, the more strange deaths and unexpected events occur around him. The bodyguard has learned too much and must be eliminated, but Selikhov will not become a pawn in the dirty game of those in power.
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Cast
8 people
Vladimir Litvinov
Селихов
Also in
First Department
GDR
Aleksandr Martynov
Виктор
Also in
Conscience
Right to Jump
Marina Mogilevskaya
Known for
The Kitchen
Irina Feofanova
Лиза
Also in
Private Detective, or Operation Cooperation
Под куполом цирка
Aleksandr Potapov
Семён
Known for
Secrets of Palace coup d'etat. Russia, 18th century. Film №1. Testament of the Emperor
Nikolai Prokopovich
политический деятель
Known for
Seventeen Moments of Spring
Aleksandr Kostylev
Also in
War in the Western Direction
Polka Dot Sky
V. Belyy
Also in
Sinner
Year of a Calf
Anatoliy Ivanov Director · Sergey Valyaev Writer
First release January 1, 1991 · Produced in Russia · Production Пирамида Менатеп
Production
Dovzhenko Film Studios
Production
Пирамида Менатеп
Production
Russia
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Languages
Original title
Телохранитель
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · January 1, 1991
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Russia
June 15, 1992 · Theatrical
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