Poster of The Defendant

The Defendant

Plot: Anton Skulov, a war invalid, shot a drunk young man with a hunting rifle who climbed into his garden and ruined rare flowers that his wife, a war veteran, had grown before her death. The investigation was short-lived, the accused immediately admitted his guilt and was ready to stand trial, having already convicted himself of the murder
Release Date: Tuesday, January 1 1985
41 years ago
Genres: Drama, Crime
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Cast

Portrait of Mikhail ZhigalovMikhail Zhigalov. Mikhail Zhigalov was 42 in The Defendant as 'Скулов'.
Birthday: Sat, May 02 1942
Portrait of Tatyana ShestakovaTatyana Shestakova. Tatyana Shestakova was 36 in The Defendant as 'Анна Ефремова'.
Birthday: Sat, Oct 23 1948
Portrait of Rolan BykovRolan Bykov. Rolan Bykov was 55 in The Defendant as 'адвокат'.
Birthday: Wed, Nov 13 1929 –
Died: Tue, Oct 06 1998
Portrait of Yuriy KuznetsovYuriy Kuznetsov. Yuriy Kuznetsov was 38 in The Defendant as 'моряк'.
Birthday: Tue, Sep 03 1946
Portrait of Yuriy SolovyovYuriy Solovyov. Yuriy Solovyov was 51 in The Defendant
Birthday: Mon, Jan 16 1933 –
Died: Sat, Jan 14 2017
Portrait of Ivan AgafonovIvan Agafonov. Ivan Agafonov was 51 in The Defendant
Birthday: Thu, Jun 15 1933 –
Died: Sun, Sep 04 2005
Portrait of Olga VolkovaOlga Volkova. Olga Volkova was 45 in The Defendant
Birthday: Sat, Apr 15 1939
Portrait of Yelena SanayevaYelena Sanayeva. Yelena Sanayeva was 42 in The Defendant
Birthday: Wed, Oct 21 1942
Portrait of Andrey NikolaevAndrey Nikolaev. Andrey Nikolaev was 24 in The Defendant
Birthday: Mon, Aug 29 1960
Portrait of M. BerggolzM. Berggolz. M. Berggolz was >> in The Defendant
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Evgeniy GanelinEvgeniy Ganelin. Evgeniy Ganelin was 25 in The Defendant
Birthday: Mon, Jan 19 1959
Portrait of Yuriy OskinYuriy Oskin. Yuriy Oskin was 47 in The Defendant
Birthday: Wed, Apr 07 1937 –
Died: Mon, Jan 26 2009
Portrait of Maksim BritvenkovMaksim Britvenkov. Maksim Britvenkov was 14 in The Defendant
Birthday: Wed, May 06 1970
Portrait of Aleksandr ZavyalovAleksandr Zavyalov. Aleksandr Zavyalov was 30 in The Defendant
Birthday: Thu, May 20 1954
Portrait of Eduard AblamEduard Ablam. Eduard Ablam was 27 in The Defendant
Birthday: Wed, Jul 31 1957
Portrait of Yuri MalyshevYuri Malyshev. Yuri Malyshev was 22 in The Defendant
Birthday: Thu, Dec 06 1962
Portrait of Lyudmila BezuglayaLyudmila Bezuglaya. Lyudmila Bezuglaya was >> in The Defendant
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Konstantin VorobyovKonstantin Vorobyov. Konstantin Vorobyov was 24 in The Defendant
Birthday: Sun, Mar 13 1960
Portrait of Liliya GurovaLiliya Gurova. Liliya Gurova was 53 in The Defendant
Birthday: Tue, Sep 08 1931
Portrait of Vladimir EryominVladimir Eryomin. Vladimir Eryomin was 34 in The Defendant
Birthday: Wed, Sep 06 1950
Portrait of Kira Krejlis-PetrovaKira Krejlis-Petrova. Kira Krejlis-Petrova was 53 in The Defendant
Birthday: Wed, Jul 01 1931 –
Died: Wed, May 12 2021

Crew

Portrait of Iosif KheifitsIosif Kheifits. Iosif Kheifits was 79 in The Defendant as 'Screenplay, Director'
Birthday: Mon, Dec 04 1905 –
Died: Mon, Apr 24 1995
Portrait of Valeri BlinovValeri Blinov. Valeri Blinov was 37 in The Defendant as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Tue, Aug 12 1947
Portrait of Igor VigdorchikIgor Vigdorchik. Igor Vigdorchik was 53 in The Defendant as 'Sound Director'
Birthday: Fri, Oct 23 1931 –
Died: Mon, Dec 31 2012
Portrait of O. ArdashnikovaO. Ardashnikova. O. Ardashnikova was >> in The Defendant as 'Second Assistant Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of O. AndreyevO. Andreyev. O. Andreyev was >> in The Defendant as 'Second Assistant Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of T. KomarovaT. Komarova. T. Komarova was >> in The Defendant as 'Second Assistant Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of S. MakarichevS. Makarichev. S. Makarichev was >> in The Defendant as 'Third Assistant Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of D. BrodskiyD. Brodskiy. D. Brodskiy was >> in The Defendant as 'Third Assistant Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Feliks EskinFeliks Eskin. Feliks Eskin was >> in The Defendant as 'First Assistant Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Boris VasilyevBoris Vasilyev. Boris Vasilyev was 60 in The Defendant as 'Book, Screenplay'
Birthday: Wed, May 21 1924 –
Died: Mon, Mar 11 2013
Portrait of Venyamin KutikovVenyamin Kutikov. Venyamin Kutikov was >> in The Defendant as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Raisa IzaksonRaisa Izakson. Raisa Izakson was 67 in The Defendant as 'Editor'
Birthday: Wed, Jul 18 1917 –
Died: Fri, Sep 10 1999
Portrait of Vsevolod SchwartsVsevolod Schwarts. Vsevolod Schwarts was >> in The Defendant as 'Script Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of T. IvanovaT. Ivanova. T. Ivanova was >> in The Defendant as 'Assistant Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Sergei RachmaninoffSergei Rachmaninoff. Sergei Rachmaninoff would have been no older than 69 in The Defendant as 'Music'
Birthday: Tue, Apr 01 1873 –
Died: Sun, Mar 28 1943
Portrait of Yuriy ShaygardanovYuriy Shaygardanov. Yuriy Shaygardanov was 30 in The Defendant as 'Assistant Camera'
Birthday: Thu, Jul 29 1954 –
Died: Sat, Sep 20 2025
Portrait of Natalya KocherginaNatalya Kochergina. Natalya Kochergina was 45 in The Defendant as 'Costume Designer'
Birthday: Wed, Nov 29 1939
Portrait of Nikolai ElenbogenNikolai Elenbogen. Nikolai Elenbogen was >> in The Defendant as 'Makeup Artist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of I. MishinaI. Mishina. I. Mishina was >> in The Defendant as 'Set Decoration'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Eduard IsayevEduard Isayev. Eduard Isayev was >> in The Defendant as 'Set Decoration'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of E. StepanovE. Stepanov. E. Stepanov was >> in The Defendant as 'Gaffer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Algirdas PaulaviciusAlgirdas Paulavicius. Algirdas Paulavicius was 39 in The Defendant as 'Conductor'
Birthday: Thu, Oct 04 1945 –
Died: Thu, Dec 20 2007
Portrait of O. TretyakovO. Tretyakov. O. Tretyakov was >> in The Defendant as 'Gaffer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Elena FominaElena Fomina. Elena Fomina was 45 in The Defendant as 'Production Design'
Birthday: Wed, Nov 01 1939
Portrait of A. ManukyanA. Manukyan. A. Manukyan was >> in The Defendant as 'Still Photographer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tatiana PleskunovaTatiana Pleskunova. Tatiana Pleskunova was >> in The Defendant as 'Administration'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of I. OprakundinaI. Oprakundina. I. Oprakundina was >> in The Defendant as 'Administration'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of S. GusevS. Gusev. S. Gusev was >> in The Defendant as 'Script Consultant'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of V. KovalenkoV. Kovalenko. V. Kovalenko was >> in The Defendant as 'Script Consultant'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of A. YankovskiyA. Yankovskiy. A. Yankovskiy was >> in The Defendant as 'Assistant Camera'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of K. KuzminK. Kuzmin. K. Kuzmin was >> in The Defendant as 'Sound Assistant'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of V. MikhalevV. Mikhalev. V. Mikhalev was >> in The Defendant as 'Administration'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of A. DemchukA. Demchuk. A. Demchuk was >> in The Defendant as 'Camera Operator'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday