In the late 80s, director Yuri Kara made a film based on one of the works of Fazil Iskander. The picture caused a negative reaction from critics. Its plot only remotely resembled the literary source. In the film, unlike Iskander's story, attention was focused on the problems of organized crime and corruption in the Soviet Union. We are talking about the film "Thieves in Law" (1988). The actors of this film will be discussed in today's article.
Plot
At the end of perestroika, there were still not so many paintings that would raise such a sensitive topic as corruption. It is not surprising that critics did not like the movie Thieves in Law (1988). The actors in this film played quite famous. The main role was played by one of the most beautiful actresses of domestic cinema. The film “Thieves in Law” (1988) owes its audience a spectacular success. What is the plot of the Soviet crime drama?
The first frames of the film show Abkhazian landscapes. The main character - the daughter of a peasant, from an early age causes discontent of a strict father. Through her fault, one of the residents of the Caucasian village dies. Then later events are shown. Rita, and this is what the main character is called, now lives in a coastal city in which Yalta is easily guessed. She is a lover of criminal authority, a selfish and moody person.
Corruption flourishes in the city. The activities of underground entrepreneurs are controlled by criminal authorities, among whom are Rita's most influential lover. But in the life of bandits difficult times come. State security officers begin a fierce fight against organized crime. And so, Rita can no longer lead a carefree, idle lifestyle. The girl marries a humble archaeologist. But her family life, of course, does not add up. The final picture is very tragic. Who starred in Thieves-in-Law (1988)?
Actors and roles
Initially, the film was planned to be shot in Abkhazia. At least that is where the events of the work of Fazil Iskander take place. But police officers, learning that the prototype of one of the characters is a Sukhumi crime boss, refused to help the crew. Actors "Thieves in Law" had to work in one of the best Soviet resorts. Namely in Yalta.
The main role was played by Anna Samokhina. In the film "Thieves in Law" (1988), actor Valentin Gaft played the crime boss Arthur, lover Rita. Boris Shcherbakov - the husband of the main character.
Listed below are all the actors and roles of the movie Thieves in Law (1988). Reviews about the most scandalous film from the time of perestroika are mostly positive today. Indeed, the film played the true legends of domestic cinema.
- Vladimir Steklov - a small businessman, a former paratrooper.
- Arnis Licitis is a police officer.
- Nurbek Kankiya - the father of the main character.
- Zinovy Gerdt - lawyer.
- Hmayak Hakobyan is a “puppeteer”.
- Stanislav Korenev - procurator.
Konstantin Kishchuk, Sergey Murashov, Sergey Nikulin, Sergey Silkin, Victor Anikeev, Andrey Ivashkin, Minodora Zuhba also played in the film.
Anna Samokhina
The future actress was born in 1963 in a small town in the Kemerovo region. Anna's parents had nothing to do with theatrical art. As a child, she studied music, and after graduation she entered the Yaroslavl Theater School. Glory came to her in 1987, when the film "Prisoner of If Castle" was released. The picture of Yuri Kara was the second in the filmography of the aspiring actress. Anna Samokhina passed away in 2010 after a long illness.
Valentine Gaft
The famous Soviet and Russian actor was born in 1935. He graduated from the Moscow Art Theater School. He made his film debut in 1956. Films with the participation of Valentin Gaft: “Garage”, “Wizards”, “Old Nags”, “Master and Margarita”, “Book of Masters” and many others.
Boris Scherbakov
In the movie, this actor played about two hundred roles. Shcherbakov first appeared on the screen in 1963. Then he played a minor role in the film "Mandate". The most famous paintings with his participation: “A guest from the future”, “Battle for Moscow”, “Valentine and Valentine”, “Ransom”, “Peter the Great”, “Zhukov”.
Reviews
The plot of the film "Thieves in Law" in the late 80s for many was a revelation. The very name for the picture created in the USSR was something unnatural. And maybe even anti-Soviet. Were there thieves in law, corrupt policemen and women of easy virtue in the Soviet Union?
Modern viewers are in the picture with a certain amount of skepticism and naivety - there are too many on the screens of crime in a more perverted form. Nevertheless, there are many positive reviews about the film. They belong, as a rule, to viewers who have caught and remember well the years of perestroika.