
The Chain Reaction
An old pickpocket named "Cardinal", during the days of the International Festival of Youth and Students, decides to gather old “personnels” to prepare small and large thefts from the festival participants. During the "conference" it turns out that a complete "personnel crisis" has come. The ensuing meeting with the former bootlegger — Senka-Moroz, who broke with his past and found happiness in his family and honest work, leads the Cardinal to confusion and mental confusion. A conversation with Professor Muromtsev, a terminally ill person who nevertheless cares about the fate of others, shock the "Cardinal" and he takes the first but decisive step towards a new life, breaking with the criminal world.
Top Billed Cast

Vladimir Kenigson
"Cardinal"

Lev Ivanov
Muromtsev

Eduard Bredun
Senka-Moroz

Izolda Izvitskaya
Nadya
Leonid Usach
"Bubble"
Featured Crew

Vitaliy Geviksman
Original Music Composer
Ivan Pravov
Director

Lev Sheynin
Writer
Pyotr Terpsikhorov
Director of Photography
Konstantin Stepanov
Production Design
Evgeniy Fyodorov
Sound

Bulat Okudzhava
Lyricist
Arnold Roytman
Conductor
Nona Bystrova
Script Editor
Dmitriy Zalbshteyn
Producer