Dangerous Tour (1969) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

1969 · 83 mins · Russian

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Directed by

Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich

Starring

Kira Muratova, Vladimir Vysotsky, Nikolay Fedortsov, Semyon Krupnik, Viktor Pavlovsky, Georgiy Yumatov

Set in Odessa in 1910, the story follows a prominent Bolshevik operative sent by the Foreign Bureau of the RSDLP, who assumes the identity of a French timber merchant to smuggle prohibited literature through the port. To conceal his work he opens a variety‑show theater that quickly becomes famous, tours Russia, and even receives stage props from France, allowing him to complete his mission, and the plan ultimately succeeds.