Archaeologists have found on the island of Eagle remnants of slave shackles. On the expedition, rumors of an old legend spread about the figure of Achilles, who sometimes appeared on the local rock, and who was helping the sailors to find a safe fairway in bad weather. The expedition after a long search finds nothing and moves out, but the leader decides to stay. And after a while, he discovers a mysterious state created by runaway slaves...
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Gennadi Yudin
Vântu
Known for
Carnival Night
Svetlana Druzhinina
Irina Rodova
Known for
The Girls
Rostislav Plyatt
Aleksandr Vătășanu
Known for
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Ion Sandri Scurea
Gheorghe
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Anna Pavlova
Ecaterina Malcoci
Catinka
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Vasile Konstantinov
Adrian
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Vladimir Smirnov
Sashka Biryukov
Known for
The Red Tent
Natalya Khrennikova
Tanya Gromova
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Valya Gorshkov
Tiniсa
No other roles listed
Boris Petelin
Gromov
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Leonid Danchyshyn
Taras
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Iosif Leveanu
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Marianna Roshal Director · Mikhail Izrailev Director Yuli Dunsky Writer
First release October 15, 1961 · Produced in Russia · Original title Орлиный остров
Production
Moldova-Film
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Russia
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Original title
Орлиный остров
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · October 15, 1961
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No release date listed for United States.
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