The Thief Movie Review 1997

Postwar Russian drama set in 1952. Katya (Rednikova) is a young widow with a six year-old-son, Sanya (Philipchuk). She's traveling by train when a soldier named Tolyan (Mashkov) enters their compartment. But the end of the trip, Katya's decided to go off with Tolyan and the threesome become a family. But Tolyan harbors a violent streak and Katya also discovers that Tolyan is an imposter--he's not a soldier but a thief. Still, she loves him and soon becomes his accomplice. Russian with subtitles.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 92 minutes.
Originally from Russian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Russia/USSR, Period Piece: 1950s, Family Ties, Not-So-True Identity

Screenplay

Pavel Chukhrai

Cast

Vladimir Mashkov, Ekaterina Rednikova, Misha Philipchuk

Cinematography

Vladimir Klimov

Director

Pavel Chukhrai

Music

Vladimir Dashkevich

Other

Marina Dobryanskaya, Natalya Kucherenko