Zhamin, a member of a geological expedition and a former criminal, receives a strange letter, after which he quits his job and hurries through the taiga to a nearby station. In the city it is necessary to leave and his main enemy Legostaev, whom Zhamin has long threatened to kill. Zhamin comes to the station alone. He‘s found to have a bloody knife and a large sum of money with him.
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Aleksandr Yanvaryov
Александр Жамин
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Arkadi Koltsaty Director · Valentin Perov Director Arnold Vitol Writer
First release May 29, 1976 · Produced in Russia · Original title «SOS» над тайгой
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Mosfilm
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Russia
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Original title
«SOS» над тайгой
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · May 29, 1976
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No release date listed for United States.
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