The Commander of the Lucky 'Pike'

The Commander of the Lucky 'Pike'

1973 · 101 min · ★ 5.6 · War, Action, Adventure, Drama

1942, Polar region. The Germans are preparing to capture Murmansk. The submarine Sch-721 is considered lucky, and its captain Aleksei Strogov has the ability to extricate himself from the most difficult situations. He also develops tactics for a periscope-free torpedo attack, despite the skepticism of colleagues and management. And now, when the Happy "Pike" had to take on board the crew of another Soviet submarine, and she was on the seabed with almost no oxygen, Aleksei manages to save people and perform the operation, paying for it with his life...

Directed by Boris Volchek · Written by Vladimir Valutskiy

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Pyotr Velyaminov Aleksei Strogov
Donatas Banionis Viktor Sherknis
Vladimir Ivanov Anatoliy Golik
Mikhail Volkov Valeriy Rudakov
Vladimir Kashpur midshipman Nosov
Svetlana Sukhovey Oksana
Yelena Dobronravova Svetlana Vedenina
Boris Belov 1st rank captain
Stanislav Borodokin Sergei Shukhov
Pavel Makhotin commander-in-chief
Shota Mshveniyeradze Shota Kharadze
Valentina Berezutskaya storekeeper

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