Сломанная подкова (1973)
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Sergey Yurskiy, Marina Neyolova, Vladimir Razumovskiy
A French ballooning photographer arrives in Reval and investigates a tavern murder that casts suspicion on a doctor.
The story
Set in Livonia, the story begins when French photographer and aeronaut Jules Ardan, traveling by balloon, accidentally arrives in Reval. There he meets Dr. Peterson and Peterson’s daughter, Leida. The authorities are hunting Leida’s fiancé, Vasily Yakovlev, who was convicted for political reasons and escaped from hard labor. When a banker’s son is murdered at the Broken Horseshoe tavern, suspicion falls on Dr. Peterson. Jules takes on the investigation, as the murder and the search for the escaped convict form the film’s central conflict.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The film is set in Livonia, which at the time the novel was written was part of the Russian Empire. French photographer and aeronaut Jules Ardan, traveling in his balloon, accidentally arrives in Reval, where he meets Dr. Peterson and his daughter, Leida. Gendarmes are hunting Leida’s fiancé, Vasily Yakovlev, who was convicted for political reasons and escaped from hard labor. A banker’s son is murdered at the Broken Horseshoe tavern, and suspicion falls on Peterson. Jules Ardan takes on the investigation.
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