The actors of the film “Visit to the Minotaur” (1987) began their creative career in Soviet cinema. The main roles in this detective series were played by Sergey Shakurov, Vladimir Samoilov, Anna Kamenkova and Rostislav Plyatt.
“Visit to the Minotaur” is the Soviet art television mini-series directed by Eldor Urazbaev, first aired on television in 1987. The music for the film, written by the writers Weiner brothers, was written by composer Eduard Artemyev. This is a picture of an investigation into the Stradivarius violin theft. However, it also tells in parallel the story of the creation by the master in the 16th century of one of the legendary instruments.
The film “Visit to the Minotaur” (1987): actors
Sergey Shakurov in the project played two roles: the creator of violins (in the historical line of visual narration) and the investigator of the prosecutor's office (modern line). A native of Moscow. Born January 1, 1942. The acting career of Sergei Shakurov began in 1966. The actor plays roles in theatrical productions and in films to this day.
He has 123 cinematic projects on his track record. He played roles in feature films and series of various genres: drama, comedy, romance, detective story, thriller. He is best known to the wide audience for his work in films: “Friend”, “One Hundred Days After Childhood”, “One Among Strangers, A Stranger Among One”, “The Fall of Goliath”. As an actor, he took part in the creation of the series Sibiriada, The Great, and Vysotsky. Four hours of real life. ”
The actors of the film “Visit to the Minotaur” (1987) today belong to the galaxy of stars of Soviet cinema, including Sergey Shakurov.
One of the first roles
In 1967, a military drama with retribution by Kirill Lavrov and Anatoly Papanov was created by the team of director Alexander Stolper, in which Sergei Shakurov played one of his first roles. A 126-minute film presents the audience with a story about the Battle of Stalingrad and the fate of the people who took part in it. The premiere of this film about one of the largest battles in the history of mankind took place in May 1969. The film also played the roles of Yuri Vizbor, Nina Urgant, Yuri Stoskov.
Notable roles
The actors of the film “Visit to the Minotaur” (1987), of course, were shot not only in films of the detective genre. In 1975, Sergei Shakurov played a role in Sergei Solovyov’s melodrama “One Hundred Days After Childhood,” in which the main roles were played by Boris Tokarev and young Soviet film star Tatyana Drubich. This film, which was compiled by the composer Isaac Schwartz musically , tells the story of Mitya Lopukhin, who knew first love and true friendship in the summer pioneer camp.
The year before, Sergei Shakurov was among the actors who played in the action movie of Nikita Mikhalkov, "Amongst strangers, a stranger amongst his own." In the 1974 Soviet film, the actor played the role of Zabelin. The picture with the plot of the 20s of the XX century, telling about five heroes who are trying to save gold from the former White Guards, intended to buy food for the starving, was enthusiastically received by the Soviet audience and critics. In the USSR, it was watched by 23 million people.
Actress Anna Kamenkova
The actors of the film “Visit to the Minotaur” and the roles they performed are of interest to many fans of the Soviet school of cinema, including those who follow the work of Anna Kamenkova. Her roles will be discussed below.
Actress Anna Kamenkova - a native of Moscow. Was born on April 27, 1953. She made her debut as an actress at a very young age in 1959. In her career, 267 cinema projects. Her best works include full-length films “You Are”, “A Cat That Walked On Its Own”, “A Young Wife”, television series “Walking through the Flour”, “Pregnancy Test” and the series “Visit to the Minotaur” (1987) ), in which she played the role of police lieutenant.
The first role of the actress
In 1959, the actress played the girl Lena in the Soviet drama of Lev Golub, “A Girl Seeks a Father”. In this story, the forester is trying to save the daughter of one of the partisan commanders from the Nazis, whom he himself once subjected to mortality in his naivety. The picture in the USSR was watched by 35 million people.
Big roles
In 1978, Anna Kamenkova played the main role in the melodrama "Young Wife." This is a story about a girl Mana, who has been in love with Volodya since childhood, but who married Alexei because her former chosen one found a replacement for her. Category 6+ film by Leonid Menaker was first presented to the viewer on March 3, 1979.
In 1993, the film "You Are ..." was released on Russian screens. This is a drama in which Anna Kamenkova played the main role, tells the story of a woman who is ready for anything for the sake of her son’s happiness. With the appearance in her life of his beloved Ira, she begins to experience jealousy and fears that her son may now become a stranger to her.
In 1998, Anna Kamenkova, which many viewers perceived as a great actress after the series “Visit to the Minotaur”, played one of the title roles (Anna) in Andrei Razenkov’s drama “Tests for Real Men”. This is a story about Anna, a psychologist, and her daughter. Once in the past Anna was attacked by hooligans, and her husband did not act as a defender, and now she creates her daughter's chosen one with all kinds of problems that he must solve so that she can understand if he is like her timid spouse.
In the series “Visit to the Minotaur”, the actors and roles were chosen very competently, as critics say. Confirmation of this is their assessment of the acting game of Rostislav Plyatt, who played the role of teacher Stradivarius, which many film connoisseurs call his best work. Unfortunately, this was the last role in the career of this legendary artist.
Viewers rating
For the most part, reviews on the series “Visit to the Minotaur” (1987) are positive. Many fans of films of the detective genre and police stories consider this multi-part television picture the standard of Soviet cinema of that period.