The Village Detective: A Song Cycle
Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Iceland, July 9, 2016. The surprising discovery of a canister —containing four reels of The Village Detective (Деревенский детектив), a 1969 Soviet film—, caught in the nets of an Icelandic trawler, is the first step in a fascinating journey through the artistic life of film and stage actor Mikhail Ivanovich Zharov (1899-1981), icon and star of an entire era of Russian cinema.
Top Billed Cast
Gísli Fannar Gylfason
Self - Fróði II Trawler Crew Member
Erlendur Sveinsson
Self - Former NFAI Director
Pyotr Bagrov
Self - Former Gosfilmotond Curator
Mikhail Zharov
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
Czar Nicholas II of Russia
Self (archive footage)
Featured Crew
Bill Morrison
Writer
David Lang
Original Music Composer
Maria Vinogradova
Editorial Consultant
Bill Morrison
Sound Designer
Bill Morrison
Additional Photography
Frode Andersen
Musician
Nick Lloyd
Music Editor
Maria Vinogradova
Producer
Sam Green
Editorial Consultant
Frikki Frikk
Camera Operator
Roman Levitskiy
Camera Operator
John Somers
Sound Designer
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