A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
September 8, 1979
Original Title:
Nepabeigtas vakarinas
Genres:
Comedy | Mystery
Production Companies:
Rīgas kinostudija
Production Countries:
Soviet Union
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 123
In one of the prestigious restaurants during banquet speech a large company's director Palmgren is killed in front of dozen guests . Case is lead by Criminal Investigation Officer Pierre Monson with his assistants. Suspect can be easily intercepted if only miserably lazy police officers Kvant and Kristiansson instead of catching criminal would not argue with father of little 3 years old boy who yelled: "Police, police, mashed potatoes" when they ate hot dogs. Help comes from capital in form of the famous Commissioner Martin Beck, who discovers that murdered industrialist was involved in illegal activities and had many enemies. The case is linked as well with government's "higher ends".
Art Direction:
Vasili Mass
Co-Director:
Boļeslavs Ružs
Costume Design:
Večella Varslavāne
Director:
Janis Streics
Director of Photography:
Harijs Kukels
Editor:
Margarita Surdeko
Makeup Designer:
Mirdza Celma
Music:
Raimonds Pauls
Novel:
Per Wahlöö
Maj Sjöwall
Sound Director:
Jevgeņijs Oļšanko
Writer:
Alvis Lapins
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