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Black Business
Чёрный бизнес
1965 102 min Soviet Union 12+
★6.8
Adventure
Director: Vasily Zhuravlyov
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Description
An experienced intelligence officer arrives in the USSR as a tourist. The staff of the State Security Committee manages to find out the real reason for Miss Luster's visit, to reveal all her numerous connections with agents of foreign intelligence, to expose and eliminate the criminals.
Starring
Ivan Pereverzev
Actor
Gennadi Yudin
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Yuriy Sarantsev
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Key opinion
This rare Soviet spy thriller is largely viewed as a propaganda-adjacent curiosity that prioritizes the exhibition of KGB surveillance technology over narrative quality. While it offers a unique historical look at the "shadow economy" of the era, the film suffers from a weak, convoluted plot that undermines its effectiveness as entertainment.
| Originality | The film functions primarily as an educational showcase for sophisticated KGB surveillance hardware and investigative methodology. | |
| Screenplay | The plot is poorly constructed and logically strained, featuring needlessly complex theft methods and an amateurish narrative structure. | |
| Acting | The cast maintains a coherent and professional performance level that prevents the film from feeling entirely disjointed. |