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Secret of the Blackbirds
Secret of the Blackbirds

Secret of the Blackbirds

Genres

MysteryThrillerCrime

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Mr. Fortescue, owner of a big company, unexpectedly dies. The autopsy shows that he has been poisoned. Nobody actually loved him, and even his family members had their reasons to kill him. But who really did it? And who is responsable for killing his young servant and his wife within the next couple of days? Of course the only person who can answer this question is Ms. Marple. And of course, the murderer is the person you least expected it to be.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Russian

Runtime

97 mins

Rating

6.2/10

Release Date

21 November 1983

Country

Soviet Union

Cast

Ita Ever

Ita Ever

Miss Marple

Vladimir Sedov

Vladimir Sedov

inspector Neele

Vsevolod Sanayev

Vsevolod Sanayev

George Fortescue

Lyubov Polishchuk

Lyubov Polishchuk

Adele Fortescue

Yuri Belyayev

Yuri Belyayev

Persival Fortescue

Yelena Sanayeva

Yelena Sanayeva

Jennifer Fortescue

Andrey Kharitonov

Andrey Kharitonov

Lance Fortescue

Natalya Danilova

Natalya Danilova

Patricia Fortescue

Yelena Ivochkina

Yelena Ivochkina

Elaine Fortescue

Elza Radziņa

Elza Radziņa

miss Effie Ramsbottom

Aleksandr Pyatkov

Aleksandr Pyatkov

sergeant Hay

Alla Chernova

Alla Chernova

Mary Dow

Irina Mazurkevich

Irina Mazurkevich

Gladys Martin

Boris Novikov

Boris Novikov

mr. Crump - butler

Tamara Nosova

Tamara Nosova

mrs. Crump - cook

Vladimir Zeldin

Vladimir Zeldin

police commissioner

Mariya Barabanova

Mariya Barabanova

mrs. MacKenzie

Lembit Ulfsak

Lembit Ulfsak

Gerald Wright

Yuriy Moroz

Yuriy Moroz

Vivian Dubois

Nina Agapova

Nina Agapova

mrs. Griffith

Veronika Izotova

Veronika Izotova

miss Grovner

Svetlana Nemolyaeva

Svetlana Nemolyaeva

Dolly Smith

Ermengeld Konovalov

Ermengeld Konovalov

Steen - gardener

Vladimir Vostrikov

Vladimir Vostrikov

professor Bernsdorf

Urmas Kibuspuu

Urmas Kibuspuu

Thompson - doctor

Aare Laanemets

Aare Laanemets

reporter

Nikolay Makovskiy

Nikolay Makovskiy

policeman

Aarne Üksküla

Aarne Üksküla

gardener

Dariya Derbenyova

Dariya Derbenyova

girl with dog

Sergey Kornilin

Sergey Kornilin

policeman

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