The Life and Death of Ferdinand Luce
The Life and Death of Ferdinand Luce

The Life and Death of Ferdinand Luce

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1977
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7.5(2 votes)
Drama

Overview

A West German concern is conducting secret negotiations on the production of an atomic bomb with an interested state. The son of the head of the concern, realizing the monstrosity and scale of his father's activities, interrupts the negotiations and returns home with the intention to publicize his father's activities.

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Production Companies

Mosfilm
Barrandov Studio
Allianz Filmproduktion
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Cast & Crew

67 members
Acting

Всеволод Сафонов

Vladimirov - Soviet Journalist

Всеволод Сафонов
Acting

Donatas Banionis

Ferdinand Luce - Left-Wing Journalist

Donatas Banionis
Acting

Павел Панков

Berg - Prosecutor

Павел Панков
Acting

Николай Гриценко

Friedrich Dornbrock - Head of the Concern

Николай Гриценко
Acting

Juozas Budraitis

Hans Dornbrock - Son of Friedrich Dornbrock

Juozas Budraitis
Acting

Игорь Ледогоров

Bauer - Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Concern

Игорь Ледогоров
Acting

Einari Koppel

Hanse Krone - Political Columnist for the Magazine «Extra One»

Einari Koppel
Acting

Евгений Евстигнеев

Deagon - American Millionaire

Евгений Евстигнеев
Acting

Чун Себ Пак

Джозеф Лим - генеральный директор концерна

Чун Себ Пак
Acting

Eve Kivi

Eugenie Schornbach - Wife of the Minister of Justice

Eve Kivi
Acting

Василий Ливанов

Payne - English Colonial Doctor in Hong Kong

Василий Ливанов
Acting

Борис Иванов

Huxman - Bauer's Man (former nazi)

Борис Иванов
Acting

Александр Вокач

Heltoff - Employee in the Ministry of Justice (former Nazi)

Александр Вокач
Acting

Suimenkul Chokmorov

Mr. Lao «Naumo» - Joseph Lim's Man

Suimenkul Chokmorov
Acting

Reiko Suita

Ishii - Hans Dornbrock's Girlfriend

Reiko Suita
Acting

Тамара Дегтярёва

Jane - English Historian-Archaeologist in Hong Kong

Тамара Дегтярёва
Acting

Игорь Кашинцев

Herbert Lenz - Editor of the Newspaper «Aben Kurir»

Игорь Кашинцев
Acting

Екатерина Васильева

Nora Luce - Wife of Ferdinand Luce

Екатерина Васильева
Acting

Раиса Куркина

Lotta - Prosecutor Berg's Secretary

Раиса Куркина
Acting

Евгения Ханаева

Gisella Dornbrock - Friedrich's Sister

Евгения Ханаева
Acting

Александр Калягин

Schwartzman - Producer

Александр Калягин
Acting

Олег Басилашвили

Jürgen Kreuzmann - Counselor of Justice

Олег Басилашвили
Acting

Виктор Шульгин

Walter - Bauer's Man

Виктор Шульгин
Acting

Лев Поляков

Kurt - Bauer's Man

Лев Поляков
Acting

Олег Голубицкий

Weber - Berg's Assistant Prosecutor

Олег Голубицкий
Acting

Чун Себ Пак

Joseph Lim - General Director of the Concern

Чун Себ Пак
Acting

Михаил Погоржельский

Schornbach - Minister of Justice

Михаил Погоржельский
Acting

Григорий Лямпе

Runge - German Physicist

Григорий Лямпе
Acting

Андрей Порошин

Fritz - Bauer's Man

Андрей Порошин
Acting

Gerd Staiger

John Lord - Investigator in Nuremberg

Gerd Staiger
Directing

Игорь Максимчук

Pavel Kochev - Bulgarian Journalist

Игорь Максимчук
Acting

Валентин Кулик

Luce's Assistant

Валентин Кулик
Acting

Александр Микулин

Driver

No Image
Acting

Юрий Гусев

TV Announcer

Юрий Гусев
Acting

Alfred Struwe

Alex - Newspaper Tycoon

Alfred Struwe
Acting

Agrijs Augškaps

Prosecutor at the Nuremberg Trials

Agrijs Augškaps
Acting

Николай Бармин

Major General During the Storming of Berlin in 1945

Николай Бармин
Acting

Георгий Георгиу

Owner of the «Eureka» Restaurant

Георгий Георгиу
Acting

Юрий Аверин

Soviet Judge at the Nuremberg Trials

Юрий Аверин
Writing

Александр Володин

Unknown Role

Александр Володин
Acting

Валерий Малышев

Captain Kovalenko

Валерий Малышев
Sound

Владимир Мазуров

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Mikhail Rudakov

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Georgiy Rozanov

Unknown Role

Georgiy Rozanov
Acting

Vilyam Roshchin

Unknown Role

Vilyam Roshchin
Camera

Владимир Сазонов

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Михаил Чигарёв

Member of the Concern's Supervisory Board

Михаил Чигарёв
Acting

Андрей Ташков

Hotel Bellboy

Андрей Ташков
Acting

Yadviga Maksimova

Housekeeper

Yadviga Maksimova
Acting

Владимир Ткалич

TV Announcer

Владимир Ткалич
Acting

M. Terekhov

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Mikhail Zharkovsky

Kaltenbrunner

Mikhail Zharkovsky
Acting

Сергей Яковлев

Unknown Role

Сергей Яковлев
Acting

Josef Větrovec

Allan Dulles

Josef Větrovec
Acting

Tungyshbai Zhamankulov

Unknown Role

Tungyshbai Zhamankulov
Acting

Пётр Крылов

Dr. Wagger - German Historian-Archaeologist in Hong Kong

No Image
Acting

Виктор Камаев

Police Inspector

Виктор Камаев
Acting

Леонид Зверинцев

Steward

Леонид Зверинцев
Acting

Davlet Nurgaziyev

Hoa - Luce's Guide to Hong Kong

Davlet Nurgaziyev
Acting

Владимир Носик

Lomer - Policeman

Владимир Носик
Acting

Владимир Привалов

Unknown Role

Владимир Привалов
Acting

N. Ryakhina

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Yuliya Fuzeinikova

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Николай Салант

Freitag - Doctor at a Leading Bonn Clinic

Николай Салант
Acting

А. Герасимов

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Вадим Захарченко

Member of the Concern's Supervisory Board (uncredited)

Вадим Захарченко
Acting

Евгений Марков

Soviet Reporter at the Nuremberg Trials (uncredited)

Евгений Марков

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