Set in the vicinity of a small Siberian town, the film centers around a brutal gang led by the character Kostya Vorontsov. The local police, assisted by members of the Komsomol, investigate the operations of the gang and attempt to liquidate them.
In one of the clashes with the bandits, the deputy head of the investigation, Veniamin Malyshev (a Komsomol member of the Civil War) is seriously wounded. In addition, Vorontsov's assistant Lazar Baukin (a former hunter and a soldier), is captured. Having ascertained during the interrogation that the gangster did not intend to help the policemen, the head of the criminal investigation department proposes to shoot the enemy. This is in accordance with the laws of revolutionary times. Suddenly, the wounded Malyshev intervenes, deciding that Baukin is a lost man who can be re-educated.
A complex drama of character unfolds and ends with the suicide of Malyshev, who believes that it is impossible to live with a lie. The young policeman could not stand the contrast between revolutionary ideals and the activities of careerists and demagogues.
In 1959, the film was watched by 29 million Soviet viewers, placing it 415th in the history of rentals.[7]
Notes
^A Russian film with the same name, Cruelty (Zhestokost), directed by Marina Lyubakova was released in 2007.[3][4] In addition, there are also similarly-titled films Cruelty (Grimmd) (2016, Iceland), and Cruelty (2017, United States).
cruelty, film, cruelty, russian, Жестокость, romanized, zhestokost, 1959, soviet, dramatic, film, directed, vladimir, skuybin, written, pavel, nilin, crueltydirected, byvladimir, skuybinwritten, bypavel, nilinproduced, byvalentin, maslovstarringgeorgi, yumatov. Cruelty Russian Zhestokost romanized Zhestokost is a 1959 Soviet dramatic film directed by Vladimir Skuybin and written by Pavel Nilin 1 2 a CrueltyDirected byVladimir SkuybinWritten byPavel NilinProduced byValentin MaslovStarringGeorgi YumatovBoris Andreyev Nikolai KryuchkovCinematographyTimofey LebeshevEdited byLidia LysenkovaMusic byMikhail MeyerovichProductioncompanyMosfilmRelease date7 July 1959 1959 07 07 Running time92 min CountrySoviet UnionLanguageRussian Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Cast 3 Release 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksSynopsis EditSet in the vicinity of a small Siberian town the film centers around a brutal gang led by the character Kostya Vorontsov The local police assisted by members of the Komsomol investigate the operations of the gang and attempt to liquidate them In one of the clashes with the bandits the deputy head of the investigation Veniamin Malyshev a Komsomol member of the Civil War is seriously wounded In addition Vorontsov s assistant Lazar Baukin a former hunter and a soldier is captured Having ascertained during the interrogation that the gangster did not intend to help the policemen the head of the criminal investigation department proposes to shoot the enemy This is in accordance with the laws of revolutionary times Suddenly the wounded Malyshev intervenes deciding that Baukin is a lost man who can be re educated A complex drama of character unfolds and ends with the suicide of Malyshev who believes that it is impossible to live with a lie The young policeman could not stand the contrast between revolutionary ideals and the activities of careerists and demagogues Cast EditGeorgi Yumatov as Malyshev 5 Apollon Yachnitsky as Kostya Vorontsov Boris Andreyev as Lazar Baukin 6 Nikolai Kryuchkov as Yefrem Yefremovich head of criminal investigation Vladimir Andreyev as Yakov Uzelkov Anatoly Kubatsky as charioteer Nikolay Smorchkov as Tsaritsyn Margarita Zhigunova as Julia MaltsevaRelease EditIn 1959 the film was watched by 29 million Soviet viewers placing it 415th in the history of rentals 7 Notes Edit A Russian film with the same name Cruelty Zhestokost directed by Marina Lyubakova was released in 2007 3 4 In addition there are also similarly titled films Cruelty Grimmd 2016 Iceland and Cruelty 2017 United States References Edit Zhestokost at the Mosfilm Razzakov Fedor September 5 2017 Svet pogasshih zvezd Lyudi kotorye vsegda s nami Litres ISBN 9785425088215 via Google Books Kulikov Ivan 6 December 2007 Podruga gospozhi Mest Lady Vengeance s Girlfriend Film ru in Russian Slawinski Emma 4 October 2008 Cruelty Eye for Film Viktor Merezhko Georgiya Yumatova schitali chuzhakom v kino sobesednik ru Kirill Razlogov Pervyj vek nashego kino SSSR Samye kassovye filmy spiski luchshih filmov KinoPoisk External links EditCruelty at IMDb Cruelty at AllMovie Cruelty on KinoPoisk Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cruelty film amp oldid 1097786342, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
