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  • The Safety Match (1954)
  • 52 min | Comedy, Mystery
The Safety Match (1954)
52 min | Comedy, Mystery

A man of big status disappears in a small provincial town. An old bored investigator and his young hyperactive assistant are on a trail of a bloody murderer.
Director
Writers
Anton Chekhov (story) (as A.P. Chekhov) | Nikolay Erdman (screenplay) (as N. Erdman)
Composer
Vasiliy Shirinskiy (as V. Shirinskiy)
Cinematographers
Igor Gelein (as I. Gelein) | Valentin Zakharov (as V. Zakharov)
Editor
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Status
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Updated Aug 10, 1954

Release date
Mar 26, 1955 (United States)

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Cast

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18 cast members
Name Known for
Aleksey Gribov
Magistrate Nikolai Yermolayevich Chudikov Magistrate Nikolai Yermolayevich Chudikov   See fewer
Andrei Popov
Detective Emil Dyukovsky Detective Emil Dyukovsky   See fewer
Mikhail Yanshin
Police Capt. Yevgraf Kuzmich Police Capt. Yevgraf Kuzmich   See fewer
Nikolai Gritsenko
Psekov, estate manager Psekov, estate manager   See fewer
Nikolay Kurochkin
Yefrem, majordomo Yefrem, majordomo   See fewer
Vladimir Kolchin
Nikolai Tetekhov (as V. Kolchin) Nikolai Tetekhov (as V. Kolchin)   See fewer
Tamara Nosova
Akulina Akulina   See fewer
Kseniya Tarasova
Maria Ivanovna Klyauzova Maria Ivanovna Klyauzova   See fewer
Marina Kuznetsova
Olga Petrovna Kuzmich Olga Petrovna Kuzmich   See fewer
Mikhail Nazvanov
Mark Ivanovich Klyauzov Mark Ivanovich Klyauzov   See fewer
Vladimir Pokrovskiy
The Doctor (as V. Pokovsky) The Doctor (as V. Pokovsky)   See fewer
Georgiy Georgiu
Police Official (as G. Gyeorgiu) Police Official (as G. Gyeorgiu)   See fewer
Inna Fyodorova
Actress (as I. Fyodorova) Actress (as I. Fyodorova)   See fewer
Aleksandr Lebedev
Actor (as A. Lebedev) Actor (as A. Lebedev)   See fewer
Yuri Leonidov
Officer Officer   See fewer
Nikolay Polenkov
Actor (as N. Polenkov) Actor (as N. Polenkov)   See fewer
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