Commander of the Lucky 'Pike'
| Commander of the Lucky "Pike" | |
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| Directed by | Boris Volchek |
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| Starring | Pyotr Velyaminov Donatas Banionis |
| Cinematography | Boris Volchek Valentin Makarov |
| Edited by | Lidia Milioti |
| Music by | Aleksandr Zatsepin |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Commander of the Lucky "Pike" (Russian: Командир счастливой «Щуки», romanized: Komandir schastlivoi "Schuki") is a 1972 Soviet war film directed by Boris Volchek.[1][2]
The film's title is a pun in Russian — the submarine "Щ-721" is nicknamed as pike (Russian: щука, romanized: schuka, lit. 'pike').
Plot
In 1942, when the German troops are preparing to seize Murmansk, the Soviet command decides to intensify the activities of the Northern Fleet. The crew of the submarine "Щ-721" performs the task of destroying enemy transport with soldiers and ammunition. The submarine of Alexei Strogov is considered to be lucky. The crew under his leadership works wonders and gets out of difficult situations. Also, Alexei Strogov is developing a tactic of a non-referential torpedo attack in spite of the skepticism of his colleagues and leadership. During the execution of the combat mission, has to take on board the boat the evacuated crew of another Soviet submarine. Fascists lead a long pursuit after the submarine. In the end, it finds itself in an almost desperate situation - at the bottom of the sea with almost without oxygen. Commander Alexei Strogov manages to save the boat and crew, paying for it with his life ...
Cast
- Pyotr Velyaminov - captain of the third rank, commander of the Щ-721 Alexei Petrovich Strogov
- Donatas Banionis - Commissar Щ-721 Viktor Ionovich Sherknis (voiced by Aleksandr Demyanenko)
- Elena Dobronravova - engineer Svetlana Ivanovna Vedenina
- Vladimir Ivanov - red-fleet, torpedo operator Щ-721 Anatoly Fedorovich Golik
- Mikhail Volkov - captain-lieutenant, commander of the submarine № 703 Valery Rudakov
- Vladimir Kashpur - midshipman, boatswain Щ-721 Nosov (Kuzmich)
- Stanislav Borodokin - sergeant-major of the first degree, radio operator Щ-721 Sergey Shukhov
- Shota Mshveniradze - sergeant of the second degree Shota Haradze (Щ-721)
- Konstantin Raikin - cook of Щ-721 Bulkin
- Nikita Astakhov - Red Navy member
- Anatoly Borisov - German Admiral
- Pavel Makhotin - commander of the Northern Fleet, Vice Admiral
- Svetlana Sukhovey - Oksana
- Valentina Berezutskaya - storekeeper
- Evgeny Evstigneev - Stepan Lukich
- Lyubov Sokolova - Aunt Dusya
References
External links
Commander of the Lucky 'Pike' at IMDb
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