| Pirates of the 20th Century | |
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 Soviet film poster | |
| Directed by | Boris Durov |
| Written by | Boris Durov Stanislav Govorukhin |
| Starring | Nikolai Yeremenko Jr. Pyotr Velyaminov Talgat Nigmatulin |
| Cinematography | Aleksandr Rybin |
| Edited by | G. Negelnitska |
| Music by | Yevgeni Gevorgyan |
| Distributed by | Gorky Film Studio |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Pirates of the 20th Century (Russian: Пираты XX века, translit. Piraty XX veka) is a 1980 Soviet action/adventure film about modern piracy.[1] The film was directed by Boris Durov, the story was written by Boris Durov and Stanislav Govorukhin.[2]
The film was the leader of Soviet distribution in 1980 and had 87.6 million viewers.[3] It was the highest grossing domestically produced film in the Soviet Union.
- ^ Birgit Beumers (2015). Directory of World Cinema: RUSSIA 2. Intellect Books. pp. 89–91. ISBN 978-1-783-20010-8.
- ^ Durov, Boris (1980-07-14), Piraty XX veka (Action, Adventure, Crime), Kinostudiya imeni M. Gorkogo, Pervoe Tvorcheskoe Obedinenie, retrieved 2022-10-08
- ^ Prokat2 Archived 2012-05-10 at the Wayback Machine