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The Safety Match (1954)
52 min | Comedy, Mystery

The Safety Match (1954)

52 min | Comedy, Mystery

A man of big status disappears in a small provincial town. An old bored investigator and his young hyperactive assistant are on a trail of a bloody murderer.

Director

Konstantin Yudin

Writers

Anton Chekhov (story) (as A.P. Chekhov) | Nikolay Erdman (screenplay) (as N. Erdman)

Composer

Vasiliy Shirinskiy (as V. Shirinskiy)

Cinematographers

Igor Gelein (as I. Gelein) | Valentin Zakharov (as V. Zakharov)

Editor

T. Zinchuk

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Updated Aug 10, 1954

Release date

Mar 26, 1955 (United States)

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
Aleksey Gribov Magistrate Nikolai Yermolayevich Chudikov Magistrate Nikolai Yermolayevich Chudikov See fewer	The Horsemen (1950)
Andrei Popov Detective Emil Dyukovsky Detective Emil Dyukovsky See fewer	Othello (1956)
Mikhail Yanshin Police Capt. Yevgraf Kuzmich Police Capt. Yevgraf Kuzmich See fewer	Shkola zlosloviya (1952)
Nikolai Gritsenko Psekov, estate manager Psekov, estate manager See fewer	A Big Family (1954)
Nikolay Kurochkin Yefrem, majordomo Yefrem, majordomo See fewer	Unamenables (1959)
Vladimir Kolchin Nikolai Tetekhov (as V. Kolchin) Nikolai Tetekhov (as V. Kolchin) See fewer	Dve zhizni (1961)
Tamara Nosova Akulina Akulina See fewer	The Inspector-General (1952)
Kseniya Tarasova Maria Ivanovna Klyauzova Maria Ivanovna Klyauzova See fewer	Zoya (1944)
Marina Kuznetsova Olga Petrovna Kuzmich Olga Petrovna Kuzmich See fewer	Zastava v gorakh (1953)
Mikhail Nazvanov Mark Ivanovich Klyauzov Mark Ivanovich Klyauzov See fewer	Khozyayka gostinitsy (1956)
Vladimir Pokrovskiy The Doctor (as V. Pokovsky) The Doctor (as V. Pokovsky) See fewer	The Fall of Berlin (1950)
Georgiy Georgiu Police Official (as G. Gyeorgiu) Police Official (as G. Gyeorgiu) See fewer	Chipollino (1973)
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Afanasi Kochetkov Actor Actor See fewer	Mumu (1959)
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Yuri Leonidov Officer Officer See fewer	Sadko (1953)
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Sergei Troitsky Actor Actor See fewer	Kashchei the Immortal (1945)