Was There Karotin?
А был ли Каротин?
Synopsis
The beginning of the 30s of the last century. A leak of classified information was found at the Soviet shipbuilding plant. Arriving under the guise of a scientist, the legendary chekist Karotin begins to unravel the threads of the conspiracy of the fascist spy organization. He is helped by inexperienced but active local detectives. Mastering the basics of the counterintelligence, they fall into a situation the other one funnier.
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Boris Sokolov
Каротин
Vasiliy Mishchenko
Цыба
Yuriy Popovich
Лёва Поначевный
Ivan Bortnik
Лисюк
Lyudmila Gurchenko
Курнатова-Борджиа
Igor Kvasha
Микитов-Разумник
Elena Mayorova
Антонина Барс
Lyubov Malinovskaya
Ксения Степановна Воробей
Olga Ippolitova
Наташа Чижик
Igor Dmitriev
Грюневальд
Ernst Romanov
Шевцов
Olesya Malakhova
Лидия Антоновна Вельская
Valentin Nikulin
Сгибнев
Sergey Garmash
Свидерский
Yuri Lazarev
Штурм
Mikhail Urzhumtsev
Георгий Верман
Viktor Rakov
Фридрих Верман
Roman Vildan
Густав Верман
Release History & Theatrical Window
January 8, 2007
Physical Home Media
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Gennadi Poloka
- Screenplay & Story
- Vladimir Ishimov, Viktor Dyomin, Gennadi Poloka
- Original Score
- Venyamin Basner
- Original Title
- А был ли Каротин?
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian, Ukrainian
- Runtime
- 2h 41m
- Production Studios
- Mosfilm, Ritm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Gennadi Poloka
Vladimir Ishimov, Viktor Dyomin, Gennadi Poloka
Venyamin Basner
Genri Abramyan
Department Leadership Roster
Venyamin Basner
Original Music Composer
Vladimir Ishimov
Writer
Viktor Dyomin
Writer
Gennadi Poloka
Writer
Genri Abramyan
Director of Photography
Gennadi Poloka
Director
Irina Kalashnikova
Production Design
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What is Was There Karotin? about?
The beginning of the 30s of the last century. A leak of classified information was found at the Soviet shipbuilding plant. Arriving under the guise of a scientist, the legendary chekist Karotin begins to unravel the threads of the conspiracy of the fascist spy organization. He is helped by inexperienced but active local detectives. Mastering the basics of the counterintelligence, they fall into a situation the other one funnier.
Who directed Was There Karotin??
Was There Karotin? was directed by Gennadi Poloka.
Who stars in Was There Karotin??
The principal cast of Was There Karotin? includes Boris Sokolov, Vasiliy Mishchenko, Yuriy Popovich, Ivan Bortnik, Lyudmila Gurchenko.
When was Was There Karotin? released and how long is it?
Was There Karotin? was released in 1990 with a total runtime of 2h 41m.
Who composed the musical score for Was There Karotin??
The original motion picture soundtrack for Was There Karotin? was composed by Venyamin Basner.