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Double Trap (film)

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Double Trap
Poster
Directed byAloizs Brenčs
Written byVladimir Kuznetsov
StarringAlgis Matulionis
Lilita Ozoliņa
Juris Lejaskalns
CinematographyGvido Skulte
Edited byS. Shkila
Music byRaimonds Pauls
Production
company
Release date
  • January 1986 (1986-01)
Running time
139 minutes
CountrySoviet Union
LanguagesRussian
Latvian[1]

Double Trap (Russian: Двойной капкан, romanizedDvoynoy kapkan; Latvian: Dubultslazds) is a 1986 Soviet crime film directed by Aloizs Brenčs about a group of criminals in Riga.[2][3][4]

Plot

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Riga, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic. A criminal organisation illegally exports artworks to the West, as well as selling anti-Soviet literature and pornographic video tapes. A policeman goes undercover in an effort to bring the gang to justice.

Release

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Double Trap was released in the Soviet Union in January 1986. It was the highest-grossing film in the Soviet Union for 1986, with 42.9 million tickets sold.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Double Trap (1985)" – via letterboxd.com.
  2. ^ "Cine-eye". February 6, 1993 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Rollberg, Peter (November 7, 2008). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810862685 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Beumers, Birgit (May 17, 2016). A Companion to Russian Cinema. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9781118424735 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Cowie, Peter (February 6, 1989). "International Film Guide". Tantivy Press – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Kudryavtsev, Sergey (4 July 2006). "Отечественные фильмы в советском кинопрокате" [Domestic Films in Soviet Film Distribution]. LiveJournal (in Russian). Retrieved 4 February 2019.
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