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Secret of the Blackbirds

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Secret of the Blackbirds
Russian: Тайна «Чёрных дроздов»
Directed byVadim Derbenyov
Written by
  • Valentina Kolodyazhnaya
  • Yelizaveta Smirnova
Based onA Pocket Full of Rye
by Agatha Christie
Starring
CinematographyNikolay Nemolyaev
Music byViktor Babushkin
Release date
  • 1983 (1983)
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageRussian

Secret of the Blackbirds (Russian: Тайна «Чёрных дроздов») is a 1983 Soviet crime film directed by Vadim Derbenyov.[1][2][3]

Plot

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The head of a wealthy family, Mr. George Fortescue, has been poisoned. Inspector Neal is investigating and learns that the deceased was an unpleasant person. His death was beneficial to all members of the family. It is not an easy matter, the rarest poison was used for poisoning. The violent death of the maid Gladys, and later the mistress of the house, Adele, completely confuses the investigation. But Miss Marple intervenes.[4]

Cast

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See also

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A Pocket Full of Rye

References

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  1. ^ "Биография актера Андрея Харитонова" [Biography of actor Andrei Kharitonov – The lead actor in the film "The Gadfly" died on June 23, he was 59 years old]. Tass (in Russian). 24 June 2019. Retrieved 14 March 2022. Lancelot Fortescue in the detective story "The Secret of the Blackbirds" (1983, Vadim Derbenev)
  2. ^ "Месяц двух актрис: в кинотеатрах сети "Москино" бесплатно покажут фильмы с Татьяной Самойловой и Любовью Полищук" [A month of two actresses: films with Tatyana Samoilova and Lyubov Polishchuk will be shown in the cinemas of the Moskino network for free] (in Russian). 21 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Актера Харитонова экстренно госпитализировали" [Actor Kharitonov was urgently hospitalized]. The Rambler (in Russian). 21 May 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Тайна "Черных дроздов"" [The Blackbirds Mystery (1983)]. Kinopoisk (in Russian). Russia. 1983. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
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