The Cutlass
1954, Russian. Directed by Mikhail Shveitser & Vladimir Vengerov.
Dagger will reveal its secret to those who deserve it...
The teenager Misha Polyakov, being with his mother in a Ukrainian village on vacation with his grandmother and about to return home to Petrograd, offers his best friend Genka to go with him. Suddenly, a white gang of Nikitsky bursts into the village and attacks Misha’s house, where Commissioner Polevoy lives. The purpose of Nikitskiy (aka Nikolskiy) is a dagger located at Polevoy. Saving the commissioner, Misha learns from him the history and secret of the weapon, and receives it for storage with a request to solve the secret. Having returned with adventures to Petrograd, Misha Polyakov with friends begins to unravel the riddle of the dagger, in the handle of which is encrypted text.
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Mikhail ShveitserDirector
- Vladimir VengerovDirector
- Arkadi TolbuzinCommissar Polevoy
- Bruno FrejndlikhNikitskiy
- Vladimir ShakhmametievMisha Polyakov
- Boris ArakelovGenka
- Nina KrachkovskayaValya Ivanova
- German KhovanovSviridov
- Natalya RashevskayaMariya Gavrilovna Terentyeva
- Konstantin AdashevskyPhilatelist
- Sergei FilippovFilin
- Igor KasparovSlava
- Valeri SebekinVovka Baranov
- Viktor BritsMisha Korovin
Details
- Released
- 22 November 1954
- Original title
- Кортик
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Innokenty Gomello, Anatoli Rybakov
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What The Cutlass is based on
The Cutlass is adapted from a novel.
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The Cutlass runs 83 minutes (1h 23m).
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The Cutlass isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 22 November 1954. (Checked 30 October 2026.)
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If you liked The Cutlass, try Momo, Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase, Anastasia: Once Upon a Time.
Who directed The Cutlass?
The Cutlass (1954) was directed by Mikhail Shveitser and Vladimir Vengerov and stars Arkadi Tolbuzin, Bruno Frejndlikh, Vladimir Shakhmametiev.
What is The Cutlass based on?
The Cutlass is adapted from a novel.