For Soviet cinema of the mid-50s, a tendency to search for new topics was characteristic, among which the appeal to a person was dominant. “Night Patrol” appeared on the screens in the era of the rejection of the ceremonial, monumental and pathos of the movie of the late 40s. Many paintings were dedicated to everyday life, their authors lovingly described their heroes, their fate, hope and aspirations, tragedy and disappointment. The actors of the film “Night Patrol” (1957) presented such different characters, but humanized characters, to the audience.
One of the first
The creation of the Soviet feature film “Night Patrol” (1957, the actors leading actors - L. Sverdlin and M. Bernes) was worked by director Vladimir Sukhobokov, the tandem of screenwriters Mikhail Maklyarsky and Lev Sheinin and artist Lyudmila Bezsmertnova. Contemporary critics note the undoubted presence in the tape of elements of an action-packed, adventure genre. The film also has a Soviet character, an intriguing plot and brilliantly playing actors. The film “Night Patrol” (1957) has an ideal rhythm of narration, which does not let go even for an instant, on the contrary, it is attractive and bewitching. This is one of the very first Soviet film detective stories on the fight against the shadow economy.
Plot
The actors of the film “Night Patrol” (1957) embodied the following story on the screen.
The accountant at the wholesale warehouse Nikiforov (E. Gurov), without balancing, begins to find out the root causes and discovers violations in the distribution of goods. He appeals for help to the director of the base Kazimir Antonovich Nezhuk (G. Kirillov), in narrow circles known as the criminal element “Baron”. “Bear’s” “Spark” (M. Bernes), who had longed for homeland, was associated with his past affairs. He decided to voluntarily surrender to investigator Ivan Prokofievich Krechetov (L. Sverdlin).
Trying to achieve the truth, the accountant is killed, the base is robbed. The investigation is hampered by the fact that the daughter of the murdered (V. Ushakova) is the lover of one of the policemen Kasyanov (V. Grachev) investigating the case, the consequences of love affairs of Sobolev employee (Y. Kireev) add fuel to the fire.
Outstanding Russian chansonnier
One of the key roles in the film was played by the Soviet singer Mark Bernes. Laureate of the Stalin Prize and People's Artist of the RSFSR is one of the most revered and beloved performers of the Soviet stage. Largely thanks to him, the golden fund of song classics of the times of the USSR was formed. The singer began acting in films since 1935, at first he played episodic roles, for example, in the films Shakhtar and Prisoners. This was followed by more significant images in the movie "Fighters", "Man with a Gun" and "Big Life". Bernes' performing skills were characterized by exorbitant charm and disposable humor. Popular love performer brought pictures of the Second World War. In the film “Two Fighters”, he sincerely sincerely performed the song “Dark Night” and stylized as Odessa tunes “Shalanda”. These and other compositions, first played in films after the premiere of the paintings, were broadcast on the radio, were recorded on records. In “Night Patrol” Mark performed “Song of the Motherland”, which also received popular love.
Lev Naumovich Sverdlin
The image of a real incorruptible general (commissioner) of the police was played in the “Night Patrol” by Lev Sverdlin. The Soviet performer became the laureate of three Stalin Prizes and the holder of the high title of People's Artist of the USSR. The film actor also realized himself as a teacher and theater director. In the movie, Lev Naumovich began acting in 1924. An interesting fact is that he was a double-screen embodiment of the personality of the outstanding Soviet military commander Semyon Mikhailovich Budyonny in the paintings “Oleko Dundich” (1954) and “The Elusive Avengers” (1966).
In addition to works in the theater and cinema, the performer participated in the dubbing and dubbing of foreign films. The final project of Sverdlin is considered to be the production of "The Soul of the Poet", in which he acted as a director and actor.