Pirates of the 20th Century
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| Directed by | Boris Durov |
| Written by | Boris Durov Stanislav Govorukhin |
| Starring | Nikolai Yeryomenko, Jr. Pyotr Velyaminov Talgat Nigmatulin |
| Music by | Yevgeni Gevorgyan |
| Cinematography | Aleksandr Rybin |
| Edited by | G. Negelnitska |
| Distributed by | Gorky Film Studio |
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81 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Pirates of the 20th Century (Russian: Пираты XX века, translit. Piraty XX veka) is a 1980 Soviet action/adventure film about modern piracy. The film was directed by Boris Durov, the story was written by Boris Durov and Stanislav Govorukhin.
The film was the leader of Soviet distribution in 1980 and had 87.6 million viewers.
The film begins with a convoy of military vehicles rolling into a seaport located somewhere in Middle East in the bank of Indian or Pacific Ocean and stopping near the pier where the Soviet cargo ship Nezhin (Russian: «Нежин») is anchored. An agent of a local pharmaceutical company meets the captain of the Soviet vessel and discusses the cargo, medical opium, which is in critical demand by the hospitals of the USSR. Soon after that the pharmaceutical company agent is seen inside a car, speaking to someone via walkie-talkie. Later the MV Nezhin, with the opium on board, leaves port for Vladivostok.
Some distance into the voyage, a watchman cries "man overboard" and the captain orders the engines stopped to rescue the stranded swimmer. The boat from Nezhin picks up an Asian man who identifies himself as Salikh, the only surviving sailor from a foreign merchant ship. Salikh told the crew that his ship suddenly capsized during a heavy storm and his crewmates were fighting for places in rescue boats. Shortly after that the Soviet captain is informed of an unknown ship, drifting nearby. The ship, called the Mercury, is apparently abandoned, with no crew visible and no activity on deck. The captain of the Nezhin decides to send four men to explore the ship and offer assistance to possible survivors.
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