Speech for the Defence
1977, Russian. Directed by Vadim Abdrashitov.
Valya supported her lover, denied herself everything, devotedly and sincerely loved him. He answered her with black ingratitude. Struck in the very heart, Valya decides to commit suicide with him.
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
- Rated
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- Released
- 4 February 1977
- Original title
- Слово для защиты
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Aleksandr Mindadze
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Speech for the Defence runs 92 minutes (1h 32m).
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Speech for the Defence isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 February 1977. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Speech for the Defence?
If you liked Speech for the Defence, try All Day and a Night, Hands of Stone, Hungry Hearts.
Who directed Speech for the Defence?
Speech for the Defence (1977) was directed by Vadim Abdrashitov and stars Marina Neyolova, Oleg Yankovsky, Anatoli Grachyov.