The Stray White and the Speckled (1986)
In a poor provincial town, the ragamuffin boys are frenziedly drilled for combat, and at nights the local elite, gathered in a pool room, boasts of fictitious biographies, while bands of boys amuse themselves with bloody fights on trashy vacant plots… One of the most vivid staples of the postwar childhood were pigeons. They could be bought, sold or stolen. One day a beautiful white dove appeared over the town. Risking his life, Ivan caught the White. And immediately became the target of the "pigeon" mafia…
Director: Sergey Solovyov
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 100 min
Release Date: October 30, 1986
Cast
- Vyacheslav Ilyushchenko - Ivan
- Liubomiras Laucevičius - Ivan's father
- Sultan Banov
- Vladimir Steklov - Tzigan
- Ilya Ivanov - Zhus
- Andrei Bitov - Pepe
- Boris Olekhnovich
- Aleksandr Bashirov - Chudik
- Boris Ryakhovsky - Rakov
- Anatoly Slivnikov - Colonel
Screenplay
- Sergey Solovyov
- Boris Ryakhovsky (Novel)
Music: Isaac Schwarts
Cinematography: Yury Klimenko
Editing: Vera Kruglova, Alla Abramova
Production: Mosfilm, Kazakhfilm
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Original Language: ru
Keywords
pigeon
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Stray White and the Speckled about?
- In a poor provincial town, the ragamuffin boys are frenziedly drilled for combat, and at nights the local elite, gathered in a pool room, boasts of fictitious biographies, while bands of boys amuse themselves with bloody fights on trashy vacant plots… One of the most vivid staples of the postwar childhood were pigeons. They could be bought, sold or stolen. One day a beautiful white dove appeared over the town. Risking his life, Ivan caught the White. And immediately became the target of the "pigeon" mafia…
- Who directed The Stray White and the Speckled?
- The Stray White and the Speckled was directed by Sergey Solovyov.
- Who stars in The Stray White and the Speckled?
- The Stray White and the Speckled stars Vyacheslav Ilyushchenko, Liubomiras Laucevičius, Sultan Banov, Vladimir Steklov, Ilya Ivanov, Andrei Bitov.
- How long is The Stray White and the Speckled?
- The Stray White and the Speckled has a runtime of 1h 40m (100 minutes).
- What genre is The Stray White and the Speckled?
- The Stray White and the Speckled is a Drama film.
- Where was The Stray White and the Speckled produced?
- The Stray White and the Speckled was produced in Soviet Union.