Poster for The Career of Spirka Shpandyr

The Career of Spirka Shpandyr (1926)

★ 5.0/10 53 min Comedy Soviet Union Russian

Director: Boris Svetlov

Writers: G. Batargin, Vladimir Gardin

Streaming: Not available

Description

Spirka Spandyr, a petty crook and swindler, escapes from the Soviet Union after serving his sentence and soon becomes the pride of the White émigré community in Amsterdam — Baron Spirka von Spandyr.

Top Cast

Leonid Utyosov Spirka Shpandyr

Nikolay Gorodnichev Mishka Kalancha

Ekaterina Podolskaya Shurka Kozyryok

Nina Zheleznova Munka Svish

Nikolai Shmidtgof Vitka Pero

Pyotr Andriyevsky Vaska Taz

Anatoli Nelidov Weiss, chief of police

Mili Taut-Korso Brickson