The Mysterious Old Man

The Mysterious Old Man

1981 · 69 min · ★ 9.0 · Family, Adventure

In the small town of Krutovo, three friends live — Mitrya, Andrian and Lenka. From the director of the Museum of local lore, the children learn about the theft of the portrait "The Old Man with a Candle" from the museum collection of Prince Meshchersky. The valuable painting is somewhere in the city. The guys are starting the search...

Directed by Leonid Makarychev · Written by Arkadi Minchkovsky

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