The Village Detective
1969, Russian. Directed by Ivan Lukinsky.
Police officer Aniskin lives with his family in a rural Russian village whose inhabitants admire his gentleness and wisdom. When an accordion is stolen from the local clubhouse, he begins to investigate.
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Ivan LukinskyDirector
- Mikhail ZharovFyodor Ivanovich Aniskin
- Roman TkachukGennady Pozdnyakov
- Vladislav BalandinRafail
- Yuriy ChernovStepan
- Anatoliy IgnatyevGrishka
- Anatoliy KubatskiyIvan
- Aleksandr MilyutinSenka Pankov
- Tatyana PelttserGlafira Aniskina
- Natalya SaykoZina Aniskina
- Nikolai SkorobogatovIvan Ivanovich
- Georgi SlabinyakVitaly Pankov
- Lidiya SmirnovaYevdokia Mironovna Pronina
Details
- Released
- 15 March 1969
- Original title
- Деревенский детектив
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Irina Mazuruk, Vil Lipatov
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What The Village Detective is based on
The Village Detective is adapted from a novel.
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The Village Detective: quick answers
What comes after The Village Detective?
Next in the series: Aniskin and Fantomas (1973) and Aniskin Again (1977).
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How long is The Village Detective?
The Village Detective runs 82 minutes (1h 22m).
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Which OTT platform is The Village Detective on?
The Village Detective isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 March 1969. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Village Detective?
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Who directed The Village Detective?
The Village Detective (1969) was directed by Ivan Lukinsky and stars Mikhail Zharov, Roman Tkachuk, Vladislav Balandin.
What is The Village Detective based on?
The Village Detective is adapted from a novel.