Dead Mountaineer's Hotel (1979)
Original title: Hukkunud Alpinisti hotell
Based on the novel "Dead Mountaineer's Hotel" by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
Digitally remastered in 2009
When police officer Glebsky prepares to spend a peaceful night at a lonely hotel in the middle of snowy mountains he has no idea that he will meet some extravagant guests there. What's more, some of them behave in a suspicious way and nightmarish fear seems to hide behind their fake vivacity. Hinckus, who has tuberculosis, can be understood in his troubles. But what is wrong with others staying at the hotel - physicist Simone, respectable Mr and Mrs Moses? And what secrets does the manager of the hotel, Alex, hide? Murder is only the question of time in such ...
Director: Grigori Kromanov
Main Data
View all| Production Firm(s) | Tallinnfilm |
| Color | color |
| Sound | sound |
| Film Category | Feature film, Full length feature |
| Genre | Detective, Thriller, Science fiction |
| Text / Dialogue | Estonian |
| Dubbing | Russian |
| Subtitles | Russian |
| Duration | 79:40 |
Crew
View all| Director | Grigori Kromanov |
| Screenwriter | Arkadi Strugatski | Boriss Strugatski |
| Cinematographer | Jüri Sillart |
| Production Desinger | Tõnu Virve |
| Costume Designer | Vjatšeslav Zaitsev | Ell-Maaja Randküla |
| Composer | Sven Grünberg |
| Sound Designer | Roman Sabsay |
| Editor | Sirje Haagel |
| Content Editor | Toomas Raudam | Ilmar Taska |
| Writer of Adapted Work | Arkadi Strugatski | Boriss Strugatski |
| Managing Director | Raimund Felt | Veronika Bobossova |
Cast
View allLeading roles
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Uldis Pūcītis
Inspector Glebsky
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Jüri Järvet
Alex Snewahr
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Lembit Peterson
Simonet
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Mikk Mikiver
Hinckus
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Kârlis Sebris
Mr Moses
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Irena Kriauzaite
Mrs Moses
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Sulev Luik
Luarvik Luarvik
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Tiit Härm
Olaf
Supporting roles
First releases
View all- in cinema: 24.08.1979 , Cinema Ekraan, Tartu, Estonia
- at other places: 18.01.1980, Cinema House, Moscow, USSR
- in cinema: 14.10.2009 (premiere of digitally restored film), Cinema Artis, Tallinn, Estonia
Festivals, awards, nominations
View all- Award, USSR Film Competition (Shostka, USSR), 1979, III järgu diplom ja III preemia operaator Jüri Sillartile kodumaise värvifilmi parima kasutamise eest NSVL Keemiatööstuse ja NSVL Riikliku Kinematograafia Komitee otsuse põhjal.
- Participation, Trieste Science Fiction (Italy), 1980, Silver Asteroid Award
- Award, Estonian SSR Film Festival (USSR), 1980, 1st Prize: Jüri Sillart - for the best cinematography (together with "Wild Violets"); 1st Prize: Tõnu Virve - for the best art design (together with "Wild Violets"); Jury Special Prize: Sven Grünberg - for novel expressions in film music
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