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Pirates of the 20th Century

Original title: Piraty XX veka
  • 1980
  • PG-13
  • 1h 26m
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6.7/10
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Pirates of the 20th Century (1980)
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A Soviet cargo ship carrying medical opium gets attacked by pirates of an unknown nationality. The crew is left to die on a sinking ship but they manage to escape and now must fight the pira... Read allA Soviet cargo ship carrying medical opium gets attacked by pirates of an unknown nationality. The crew is left to die on a sinking ship but they manage to escape and now must fight the pirates for survival.A Soviet cargo ship carrying medical opium gets attacked by pirates of an unknown nationality. The crew is left to die on a sinking ship but they manage to escape and now must fight the pirates for survival.

  • Director
    • Boris Durov
  • Writers
    • Boris Durov
    • Stanislav Govorukhin
  • Stars
    • Nikolay Eryomenko
    • Pyotr Velyaminov
    • Talgat Nigmatulin
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    915
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Boris Durov
    • Writers
      • Boris Durov
      • Stanislav Govorukhin
    • Stars
      • Nikolay Eryomenko
      • Pyotr Velyaminov
      • Talgat Nigmatulin
    • 10User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Talgat Nigmatulin and Nikolay Eryomenko in Pirates of the 20th Century (1980)
    Talgat Nigmatulin in Pirates of the 20th Century (1980)
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    Nikolay Eryomenko
    Nikolay Eryomenko
    • Sergey Sergeevich
    Pyotr Velyaminov
    Pyotr Velyaminov
    • Captain Ivan Ilyich
    Talgat Nigmatulin
    Talgat Nigmatulin
    • Saleh
    Rein Aren
    • Pirate Captain 'Master'
    Dilorom Kambarova
    Dilorom Kambarova
    • Maa
    Natalya Khorokhorina
    Natalya Khorokhorina
    • Masha
    • (as Natalya Kharakhorina)
    Maija Eglite
    • Ayna
    Tadeush Kasyanov
    • The Boatswain Matveich
    Pavel Remezov
    Pavel Remezov
    • The Ship's Doctor
    Viktor Zhiganov
    Viktor Zhiganov
    • Sailor Igor Stetsenko
    Viktor Gordeev
    • Yura Mikosha
    Georgiy Martirosyan
    Georgiy Martirosyan
    • Georgiy Klyuev
    Leonid Trutnev
    • Radio Operator
    Nartay Begalin
    • The Pirate-Machine Gunner
    Laktemir Dztiev
    • The Pirate
    Vladimir Episkoposyan
    Vladimir Episkoposyan
    • The Pirate
    Igor Klass
    Igor Klass
    • The Pirate Joachim Schweigert
    Bimbolat Kumalagov
    • The Pirate
    • (as Kumalagov)
    • Director
      • Boris Durov
    • Writers
      • Boris Durov
      • Stanislav Govorukhin
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    • Trivia
      Soviet Union's highest-grossing film of all time.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Other Day 1961-2003: Our Era: Namedni 1980 (1997)

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    4/10
    Kungfu movie a la Russ
    Officially the first martial arts movie in USSR cinematography featuring actual martial artists like Tadeush Kas'yanov and Russian Bruce Lee - Talgat Nigmatullin. Bad people highjack a ship in the high seas but fortunately just about everybody on board is a trained martial artist. A collectible for martial arts aficionado.
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    • Apr 17, 1999

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 14, 1980 (Soviet Union)
    • Country of origin
      • Soviet Union
    • Languages
      • Russian
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Pirates of the XXth Century
    • Filming locations
      • Karagatch, Karadag, Crimea, Russia(location)
    • Production companies
      • Kinostudiya imeni M. Gorkogo
      • Pervoe Tvorcheskoe Obedinenie
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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