Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV News
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsABFFPride MonthOutfest OutfrontsSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
Sign In
New Customer? Create account
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Episode guide
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
IMDbPro

The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed

Original title: Mesto vstrechi izmenit nelzya
  • TV Mini Series
  • 1979
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
8.8/10
4.8K
YOUR RATING
Vladimir Konkin and Vladimir Vysotskiy in The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed (1979)
ActionAdventureCrime

In post-war Moscow, two dissimilar police detectives follow the trail of a ruthless gang.In post-war Moscow, two dissimilar police detectives follow the trail of a ruthless gang.In post-war Moscow, two dissimilar police detectives follow the trail of a ruthless gang.

  • Stars
    • Vladimir Vysotskiy
    • Vladimir Konkin
    • Sergey Yurskiy
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    8.8/10
    4.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Vladimir Vysotskiy
      • Vladimir Konkin
      • Sergey Yurskiy
    • 11User reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
  • Episodes5

    Browse episodes
    TopTop-rated1 Season1979

    Photos89

    The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed (1979)
    The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed (1979)
    The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed (1979)
    The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed (1979)
    Vsevolod Abdulov and Lyudmila Davydova in The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed (1979)
    Armen Dzhigarkhanyan and Valeriya Zaklunnaya in The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed (1979)
    Zinoviy Gerdt in The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed (1979)
    Stanislav Sadalskiy and Vladimir Vysotskiy in The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed (1979)
    Vladimir Konkin, Leonid Kuravlyov, Aleksandr Milyutin, and Vladimir Vysotskiy in The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed (1979)
    Vladimir Konkin in The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed (1979)
    Vladimir Konkin in The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed (1979)
    Armen Dzhigarkhanyan and Vladimir Konkin in The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed (1979)

    Top cast

    Edit
    Vladimir Vysotskiy
    Vladimir Vysotskiy
    • Gleb Zheglov
    Vladimir Konkin
    Vladimir Konkin
    • Vladimir Sharapov
    Sergey Yurskiy
    Sergey Yurskiy
    • Gruzdev
    Aleksandr Belyavskiy
    Aleksandr Belyavskiy
    • Yevgeniy Fox
    Natalya Fateeva
    Natalya Fateeva
    • Irina Sobolevskaya
    Valeriya Zaklunnaya
    Valeriya Zaklunnaya
    • Klavdiya, Gorbatyi's lover
    Evgeniy Shutov
    Evgeniy Shutov
    • Chief Detective Pankov
    Lev Perfilov
    Lev Perfilov
    • Grisha '6x9' Ushivin, photographer
    Aleksandr Milyutin
    Aleksandr Milyutin
    • Passyuk Ivan, Criminal Investigator
    Andrey Gradov
    Andrey Gradov
    • Kolya Taraskin
    Natalya Danilova
    Natalya Danilova
    • Varvara Sinichkina
    Aleksey Mironov
    Aleksey Mironov
    • Kopytin, driver
    Vsevolod Abdulov
    Vsevolod Abdulov
    • Pyotr Solovyov 'Petyunya'
    Lyudmila Davydova
    Lyudmila Davydova
    • Verka 'Modistka'
    Yunona Kareva
    • Gruzdeva
    Nina Kornienko
    Nina Kornienko
    • Shura, Sharapov's neibour
    Pavel Makhotin
    Pavel Makhotin
    • Investigator
    Ivan Bortnik
    Ivan Bortnik
    • 'Promokashka'
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    More like this

    Twelve Chairs
    8.2
    Twelve Chairs
    Seventeen Moments of Spring
    8.8
    Seventeen Moments of Spring
    Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession
    8.2
    Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession
    Gentlemen of Fortune
    8.4
    Gentlemen of Fortune
    Heart of a Dog
    8.6
    Heart of a Dog
    The Golden Calf
    8.3
    The Golden Calf
    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles
    8.6
    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: The Hound of the Baskervilles
    The Very Same Munchhausen
    8.4
    The Very Same Munchhausen
    The Diamond Arm
    8.3
    The Diamond Arm
    Operation 'Y' & Other Shurik's Adventures
    8.5
    Operation 'Y' & Other Shurik's Adventures
    Carnival in Moscow
    7.5
    Carnival in Moscow
    D'artagnan and Three Musketeers
    7.8
    D'artagnan and Three Musketeers

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Goofs
      In one of the episodes Sharapov walks down the park and some 70's cars can clearly be seen at the distance
    • Quotes

      Zheglov: A thief must sit in jail!

    • Connections
      Featured in The Other Day 1961-2003: Our Era: Namedni 1979 (1997)

    User reviews11

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    10/10
    Astonishing..!
    This movie is a gem. I was amazed by its storytelling: at first slow, the momentum goes building on, spiralling until you finally get trapped in a never ending suspense. What would be of young Sharapov?

    If I had to pick a climax scene, I would say is that when the new recruit of the Moscow Criminal Police ends up having to supper at the same table of the most dangerous Moscow criminal! The story makes here quite a twist, since previously Mr. Visotsky had stealed himself the show, without even giving a chance to his fellow partner.

    Simply put, what an amazing way to tell a story.. In this movie it seems like every scriptwriter, assistant, every person in the crew carefully invested his talent and effort into creating a masterpiece. And this actually isn't a movie properly, but a TV mini-series. Having recently seen other East European works like the Dekalog (polish television) and Ironiya sudby, ili S lyogkim parom! (or the Irony of Fate) I can only conclude that the former Soviet television was able to produce a content of the utmost quality.

    Having said that, I think it's such a shame that so few Western audiences (if any at all) had been exposed to Soviet culture. But I can not blame them anyway, for two reasons. First, some (and I remark "some") of this content might be ideologically flawed. Secondly, the English subtitles are really poor, and there were parts of this movie where the translation wasn't helpful at all, proving instead to be very confusing.

    I'll stop here, since this is not the forum to discuss the deeper meaning of some Soviet content. I'll just recommend you to watch this movie. It's a masterpiece, greater than anything Hollywood could ever produce. Now that this movie is available on DVD from numerous sites on the Web, there's no excuse to give it a chance.
    helpful•86
    3
    • zapiekanki
    • Mar 7, 2004

    Top picks

    Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations
    Sign in

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • November 11, 1979 (Soviet Union)
    • Country of origin
      • Soviet Union
    • Language
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Місце зустрічі змінити не можна
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    Vladimir Konkin and Vladimir Vysotskiy in The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed (1979)
    Top Gap
    By what name was The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed (1979) officially released in Canada in English?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit pageAdd episode

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2023 by IMDb.com, Inc.