The Drummer's Fate (Russian: Судьба барабанщика, romanized: Sudba barabanshchika) is a 1955 Soviet adventure drama film directed by Viktor Eisymont. It is based on the 1939 book of the same name by Arkady Gaidar.
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Plot
In the life of Sergei Batashov, a young drummer of a pioneer organization, trouble comes. His father, an engineer at a secret factory, is arrested for losing documents. Guilty of this his stepmother marries and leaves Sergei alone.
Using the trustfulness of the boy left to himself in the Batashovs' apartment, a criminal espionage organization was established. Introducing themselves as distant relatives of the boy, they use it for their own purposes, forcing them to acquaint them with his father's colleagues.
Cast
Daniil Sagal as Batashov
Sergei Yasinsky as Sergei Batashov
Alla Larionova as Valentina
Andrei Abrikosov as Polovtsev
Viktor Khokhryakov as uncle Vasya
Klavdia Polovikova as old women
Aleksandr Lebedev as Yurka
Vasily Krasnoshchyokov as Kryuchkonosy (Hook-nosed)
Leonid Pirogov as old man Yakov
Nikolai Timofeyev as Grachkovsky
Borya Burlyaev as Slavka Grachkovsky
Valentina Telegina as aunt Tanya
Mikhail Gluzsky as policeman
Georgy Millyar as Nikolya (fr. Nicolas)