Tegeran-43 (1981) Directed by Aleksandr Alov, Vladimir Naumov
Action / Thriller / War
aka: Assassination Attempt
Film Synopsis
In 1980, Soviet agent Andrei Borodin looks back to 1943, when he played
a crucial role in thwarting a carefully calculated attempt by the Germans
to assassinate the Allied leaders Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin and Franklin
Roosevelt at the Teheran Conference. Thirty-seven years on, Max Richard,
the Nazi agent who failed to carry out the assassinations, is in hiding,
with another Nazi, Scherner, determined to find him and punish him for his
failure. Max is presently living with a young Parisian woman named
Françoise, and is blissfully unaware that his supposed protector is
in fact in league with his ruthless pursuer...
Script: Aleksandr Alov, Vladimir Naumov,
Mikhail Shatrov
Cinematographer: Valentin Zheleznyakov
Music: Georges Garvarentz,
Moisey Vaynberg
Cast: Natalya Belokhvostikova (Marie Louni),
Curd Jürgens (Maître Legraine),
Igor Kostolevskiy (Andre Ilytch),
Claude Jade (Françoise),
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan (Max Richard),
Georges Géret (Dennis Pew),
Albert Filozov (Scherner),
Alain Delon (Inspector Georges Roche),
Nikolay Grinko (Hermolin),
Mike Marshall (First Terrorist),
Gleb Strizhenov (Simon),
Jess Hahn (Second Terrorist),
Jacques Roux (Mr.Johnson),
Evelyne Kraft (False Secretary),
Natalya Naumova (Françoise as Child),
Vladimir Basov (Interrogator),
Nartai Begalin (Naphtai, the driver),
Guy Delorme (One of the murderers of Roche),
Yelena Dobronravova (Legraine's Assistant),
Grigori Dunayev (Demin)
Country: Soviet Union / France / Switzerland / Spain
Language: Russian
Support: Color
Runtime: 155 min
Aka:Assassination Attempt ;
Teheran 43: Spy Ring
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