

The Cutlass
Original Title: “Кортик”
“Dagger will reveal its secret to those who deserve it...”
Overview
The teenager Misha Polyakov, being with his mother in a Ukrainian village on vacation with his grandmother and about to return home to Petrograd, offers his best friend Genka to go with him. Suddenly, a white gang of Nikitsky bursts into the village and attacks Misha’s house, where Commissioner Polevoy lives. The purpose of Nikitskiy (aka Nikolskiy) is a dagger located at Polevoy. Saving the commissioner, Misha learns from him the history and secret of the weapon, and receives it for storage with a request to solve the secret. Having returned with adventures to Petrograd, Misha Polyakov with friends begins to unravel the riddle of the dagger, in the handle of which is encrypted text.
Top Cast

Arkadi Tolbuzin
Commissar Polevoy

Bruno Frejndlikh
Nikitskiy
Vladimir Shakhmametiev
Misha Polyakov

Boris Arakelov
Genka

Nina Krachkovskaya
Valya Ivanova
German Khovanov
Sviridov

Natalya Rashevskaya
Mariya Gavrilovna Terentyeva

Konstantin Adashevsky
Philatelist

Sergei Filippov
Filin
Igor Kasparov
Slava
Valeri Sebekin
Vovka Baranov
Viktor Brits
Misha Korovin
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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