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Lenfilm

The Defendant

1985 86 min Russian

Anton Skulov, a war invalid, shot a drunk young man with a hunting rifle who climbed into his garden and ruined rare flowers that his wife, a war veteran, had grown before her death. The investigation was short-lived, the accused immediately admitted his guilt and was ready to stand trial, having already convicted himself of the murder.

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Iosif Kheifits Director · Boris Vasilyev Screenplay

First release January 1, 1985 · Produced in Russia · Original title Подсудимый

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Original title

Подсудимый

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Russian

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Russian

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Russia · January 1, 1985

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