“Wait for John Grafton” ( Latvian. Gaidiet “Džonu Graftonu” ) - a two-part television film directed by Andris Rosenbergs . Filmed by order of the USSR State TV and Radio Company at the Riga Film Studio in 1979 . The fictionalized scenario is based on a true story about the delivery of a batch of weapons during the 1905 revolution on the steamship " John Grafton ".
Wait for "John Grafton" | |
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Gaidiet "Džonu Graftonu" | |
Producer | Andris Rosenbergs |
In the main cast | Janis Paukshtello Juris Plavins |
Film company | Riga Film Studio |
Duration | 130 min. |
A country | the USSR |
Tongue | |
Year | 1979 |
IMDb | ID 2395225 |
Story
In the early summer of 1905, representatives of the party of Socialist-Revolutionaries Krasilnikov and Elkonen addressed Captain Janis Trautman, who lives on the outskirts of London, to a Latvian political émigré with a proposal to launch a steamer loaded with weapons to the shores of Russia. Having recruited a team of old and tested comrades, Trautman changes the team of an English cargo ship purchased by nominees. In the course of a squabble over this, a sailor of the old crew, David Blake, was stabbed. Wounded Blake and the veterinarian Gruber, who accompanied the cargo of anthrax drugs, are forced to leave on board the ship.
In the open sea on board the ship were loaded weapons and explosives. The steamer headed for the Oresund Strait, where he should be met by a contact. At that time, Heinrich Adelberg, one of the participants in the operation responsible for organizing the caches, falls into the hands of the gendarmes. During the interrogation of Colonel Rataev Adalberg understands that the security officers know all the details of the mission of "John Grafton". Conscious of his responsibility in the failure of the case entrusted to him, Adelberg is killing himself in a prison cell.
A newspaper report about the suicide of a comrade gave reason to suggest the presence of a provocateur among the leaders of the action. To find out the name of the traitor, Paul Elkonen gives three false passwords to three different people. At the same time, in order to save a practically failed case, he transfers his powers to the Bolsheviks. Eser Konshin decides to get on board the ship on his own, but in the Oresund strait he is met by a disguised agent of the Father’s secret service sent by Rataev with a new password. He kills Konshin and soon gets on board the approached steamer.
Trautman and Krasilnikov unraveled the latent enemy courier who arrived and placed him under arrest. That night someone helped him escape. Krasilnikov sees Blake or Gruber's guilt in the incident. Unable to conduct a thorough investigation, he insists on the death of both suspects. Trautman, fearing that the innocent will suffer, to the apparent displeasure of the team, speaks out against Krasilnikov.
A sailor sent by Trautman to the shore reports the situation to the leaders of the operation. The ship was ordered to follow the new course to the island of Nargen. Thanks to a trick with a fake password, the Social Revolutionaries managed to identify the traitor, but there was still another security man on board — the officer who called himself David Blake, Russian naval intelligence officer Vsevolod. He managed to run the ship aground, and Captain Trautman was forced to order the evacuation. Having overloaded a part of the weapon on boats, the team left the doomed steamship.
Cast
- Janis Paukshtello - Trautman
- Juris Plyavins - Krasilnikov
- Juris Strenga - Elkonen
- Jonas Pakulis - Rataev
- Juozas Budraitis - Adelberg
- Rolands Zagorskis - Blake
- Ernst Romanov - Gruber
- Inguna Steprane - Nastya
- Aquelina Livmane - Ann
- Mirdza Martinsone - Elena Pavlovna
- Romualds Antsans - Litvinov
- Andris Berzins - Martin
- Helmut Kalnins - Konshin
- Arnold Linins - Snikker
- Olgert Kroders - Lukshin
- Rudolf Plepis - Nest
- Andris Mekshs - Reppo
- Alexander Leimanis - Beck
- Bertulis Pizich - Avilov
- Richard Peaks is the host
- Regina Mind - Mistress
- Victor Schildknecht - Jackson
- Martins Verdynsh - Fathers
- Uldis Dumpis - connected
- Uldis Vaspals - Sailor
- Victor Chekmarev - Larion Nikolaevich
Film crew
- Script writers: Vladlen Dozortsev , Valery Starodubtsev
- Director: Andris Rosenbergs
- Director of Photography: Janis Murnieks
- Composer: Pauls Dambis
- Production Designer: Viktor Schildknecht
Technical Data
- TV movie
- Color
- Two series of 65 minutes
See also
- John grafton