Investigation Held by ZnaToKi (1971)

Original title

Следствие ведут ЗнаТоКи

Directed by

Viktor Turbin, Gennady Pavlov, Vyacheslav Brovkin, Yuri Krotenko

Genre

drama film, mystery film, drama fiction, detective film

Country

Soviet Union, Russia

Length

3 seasons, 33 episodes

Rated

16+

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Soviet detective team of three experts solves crimes together. The investigator, the detective, and the lab analyst work as equals on each case.

nostalgicmethodicalearnestlow-keydatedconversationalunhurriedwholesome

What happens

Investigation Led by ZnaToKi, or Investigation Led by Experts (Russian: Следствие ведут ЗнаТоКи, translit. Sledstvie vedut ZnaToKi) was a popular 1971-1989 Soviet detective TV-series with two Russian series (2002 and 2003) for a total of 24 episodes. Main characters — investigator Pavel Znamenski, detective Alexandr Tomin and laboratory analyst Zinaida Kibrit — were acting together under a group name ZnaToKi (translated as "Experts"). The song by Mark Minkov based on the lyrics Invisible Battle (Nezrimiy Boi or Our mission is both dangerous and difficult, and most invisible at first glance...) by Anatoly Gorokhov features in almost all series. It became an unofficial hymn of the Soviet Militia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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