Identification
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Synopsis
Baron Karl Ludwig von Oster, the owner of a giant concern, one of the industrial magnates of Germany, convicted at the Nuremberg trials, was released by the American military administration and is now testing new weapons. The film is based on a judicial duel between a war criminal and journalist Ingrid Kuhn, the daughter of Professor Peter Kuhn, who paid with his life to prevent Auster from getting atomic weapons into his hands...
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Leonid Menaker
- Screenplay & Story
- Yevgeniy Zaytsev, Leonid Menaker, Arkadiy Poltorak, Yuriy Medvedev, Dmitriy Moldavskiy, Vsevolod Yezhov, N. Alekseyev
- Original Score
- Yakov Vaisburd
- Original Title
- Опознание
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Production Studios
- Lenfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Leonid Menaker
Yevgeniy Zaytsev, Leonid Menaker, Arkadiy Poltorak, Yuriy Medvedev, Dmitriy Moldavskiy, Vsevolod Yezhov, N. Alekseyev
Yakov Vaisburd
Vladimir Kovzel
Irina Rudenko
Aleksandr Plavnik
Department Leadership Roster
Leonid Menaker
Director
Yevgeniy Zaytsev
Writer
Leonid Menaker
Writer
Vladimir Kovzel
Director of Photography
Yuri Pugach
Production Design
Arkadiy Poltorak
Writer
Yakov Vaisburd
Original Music Composer
Diana Mane
Costume Design
Irina Rudenko
Editor
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What is Identification about?
Baron Karl Ludwig von Oster, the owner of a giant concern, one of the industrial magnates of Germany, convicted at the Nuremberg trials, was released by the American military administration and is now testing new weapons. The film is based on a judicial duel between a war criminal and journalist Ingrid Kuhn, the daughter of Professor Peter Kuhn, who paid with his life to prevent Auster from getting atomic weapons into his hands...
Who directed Identification?
Identification was directed by Leonid Menaker.
Who stars in Identification?
The principal cast of Identification includes Astrīda Kairiša, Juris Strenga, Oļgerts Kroders, Leonhard Merzin, Mikhail Yekaterininskiy.
When was Identification released and how long is it?
Identification was released in 1974 with a total runtime of 1h 50m.
Who composed the musical score for Identification?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Identification was composed by Yakov Vaisburd.