Secret Agent (1947 film)

Secret Agent
Directed by	Boris Barnet
Produced by	Dovzhenko Film Studios
Written by	Mikhail Blajman; Konstantin Isayev; Mikhail Maklyarsky
Starring	Pavel Kadochnikov; Sergei Petrov; Dmitri Milyutenko; Viktor Dobrovolsky; Sergey Martinson
Music by	D. Klebanov; Oskar Sandler
Cinematography	Daniil Demutsky
Release date	1947;
Running time	87 minutes
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

Secret Agent (Russian: Подвиг разведчика, translit. Podvig razvedchika) is a 1947 Soviet spy film directed by Boris Barnet and based on the novel The Deed Remains Unknown (Russian: Подвиг остается неизвестным) by Mikhail Maklyarsky. The film stars Pavel Kadochnikov in the leading role. Secret Agent is also known as Secret Mission, Secrets of Counter-Espionage, The Scout's Exploit.

It was the first film about the actions of Soviet intelligence officers behind enemy lines in World War II. The film originated the spy genre in Soviet cinema and had a great influence on all subsequent Soviet spy films, including Seventeen Moments of Spring. It is based on real events from the biography of Nikolai Khokhlov.

The film was the leader of Soviet distribution in 1947 and had 22.73 million viewers.

Plot

Pavel Kadochnikov (right) in Secret Agent (1947)

Soviet intelligence officer Aleksey Fedotov by the name of Heinrich Eckert departs for German occupied Vinnytsia. His purpose is to obtain the secret correspondence of General Kuhn with the Hitler's headquarters. When his radio operator, sent to Aleksey, is executed, Fedotov is forced to search for a contact through the local underground, but accidentally he discovers that one of the underground workers is a provocateur.

Cast

Pavel Kadochnikov as Fedotov
Sergei Petrov as Astakhov
Dmitri Milyutenko as Berezhnoi
Viktor Dobrovolsky as Chief
Boris Barnet as Gen. Kuhn
Amvrosy Buchma as Leschuk
V. Draga as Frau Pommer
Viktor Khalatov as Friedrich Pommer
Sergey Martinson as Willi Pommer
Mikhail Romanov as Rummelsburg
Yelena Izmailova as Theresa

Awards

1948 - Stalin Prize of 2nd degree to director, designer (Morits Umansky), scenarios and Pavel Kadochnikov.

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