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The Secret Agent's Blunder (1968)

The Secret Agent's Blunder poster
Original title
Ошибка резидента
Directed by
Venyamin Davydovich Dorman
Genre
spy film, thriller film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
2h 22m
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Soviet spy named Mikhail Tulyev goes undercover abroad for his mission. When his cover starts to crack, he must navigate the dangers of espionage.

coldsuspensefulbleakmethodicalgrittyseriousslow-burntense

What happens

The Secret Agent's Blunder (Russian: Ошибка резидента, romanized: Oshibka rezidenta), also translated as Resident's Mistake, is a 1968 (or 1966?) Soviet spy film directed by Venyamin Dorman. It is the first of four films based around the same character, the spy Mikhail Tulyev, played by Georgy Zhzhyonov. The sequel, Secret Agent's Destiny (or Resident's Way) was released in 1970, with Resident Return (Resident Is Back) in 1982 and End of the Resident Project in 1986. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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