The Commander of the Lucky 'Pike'
Synopsis
1942, Polar region. The Germans are preparing to capture Murmansk. The submarine Sch-721 is considered lucky, and its captain Aleksei Strogov has the ability to extricate himself from the most difficult situations. He also develops tactics for a periscope-free torpedo attack, despite the skepticism of colleagues and management. And now, when the Happy "Pike" had to take on board the crew of another Soviet submarine, and she was on the seabed with almost no oxygen, Aleksei manages to save people and perform the operation, paying for it with his life...
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Top cast
Pyotr Velyaminov
Aleksei Strogov
Donatas Banionis
Viktor Sherknis
Vladimir Ivanov
Anatoliy Golik
Mikhail Volkov
Valeriy Rudakov
Vladimir Kashpur
midshipman Nosov
Svetlana Sukhovey
Oksana
Yelena Dobronravova
Svetlana Vedenina
Boris Belov
1st rank captain
Stanislav Borodokin
Sergei Shukhov
Pavel Makhotin
commander-in-chief