The Killer
1972, Ukrainian. Directed by Volodymyr Honcharov.
A rare representative of black comedy in Ukrainian Soviet cinema before the Perestroika era. Lapenkov is a petty Soviet townsman of an intensely neurotic disposition. One day, an artist approaches him on the street, obsessed with the idea of turning the man into the image of a murderer.
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- 0h 19m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Ukrainian
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- 1 January 1972
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The Killer runs 19 minutes (0h 19m).
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The Killer isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1972. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Killer?
The Killer (1972) was directed by Volodymyr Honcharov and stars Viktor Panchenko, Feliks Hilevych.