The Village Detective
Seen it?1969 | 82 min | Comedy, Mystery
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- If you count yourself among people who need a laugh after work and readers who like to compare the book and the screen version, this one's for you. Anyone who's had a job will recognize these people. Sits nicely alongside The Devil Wears Prada or The Thin Man. Adapted from a book, so readers can compare notes.
- The mood
- Light and funny, tense.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 22 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1969: an older pace and style.
- Not the pick if you want something heavy or meaningful.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 840 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ivan Lukinsky
- 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