The Chekist
Aleksandr Rogozhkin's harsh drama about the time of the "Red Terror".
- Year
- 1991
- Country
- USSR
- Genre
- Drama
- Director
- Aleksandr Rogozhkin
- Role
- investigator Ivanov
- Cast
- Igor Sergeev, Alexei Poluyan, Mikhail Wasserbaum
- Running time
- 96 min
Plot
An uncompromising drama by Aleksandr Rogozhkin, based on Vladimir Zazubrin's novella "The Chip". The everyday routine of the provincial Cheka during the "Red Terror": chairman Srubov and his subordinates decide people's fates day after day. Viktor Bychkov plays the investigator Ivanov.
About Viktor Bychkov's role
An investigator of the provincial Cheka — a dark, heavy role in Aleksandr Rogozhkin's uncompromising drama about the time of the "Red Terror".