The Cutlass
Original title: Кортик
“Dagger will reveal its secret to those who deserve it...”
Overview
The teenager Misha Polyakov, being with his mother in a Ukrainian village on vacation with his grandmother and about to return home to Petrograd, offers his best friend Genka to go with him. Suddenly, a white gang of Nikitsky bursts into the village and attacks Misha’s house, where Commissioner Polevoy lives. The purpose of Nikitskiy (aka Nikolskiy) is a dagger located at Polevoy. Saving the commissioner, Misha learns from him the history and secret of the weapon, and receives it for storage with a request to solve the secret. Having returned with adventures to Petrograd, Misha Polyakov with friends begins to unravel the riddle of the dagger, in the handle of which is encrypted text.
Top-billed cast
- NNatalya Rashevskaya
- BBoris Ignatyev
- BBruno Frejndlikh
- VViktor Brits
- BBoris Arakelov
- KKonstantin Adashevsky
- VVadim Medvedev
- NNina Krachkovskaya
- IIgor Kasparov
- AArkadi Tolbuzin
Crew
- Directors
- Vladimir Vengerov, Mikhail Shveitser
- Writers
- Innokenty Gomello, Anatoli Rybakov
- Producers
- Fridrikh Ermler, Pyotr Nikashin
- Production
- Lenfilm
Frequently asked questions
What is The Cutlass rated?
The Cutlass has an audience rating of 4.4 out of 10 from 5 votes.
Who directed The Cutlass?
The Cutlass was directed by Vladimir Vengerov, Mikhail Shveitser.
When was The Cutlass released?
The Cutlass was released in 1954.
