Aleksandr Stolper – Chetvyortyy AKA The Fourth (1972)

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The Second World War. The crew of an American aircraft falls into the German camp. Three members of the crew decide to sacrifice their lives to let the other prisoners to escape. The film’s protagonist – the fourth member of the crew (He) – wants to join them, but the commander and fellow soldiers denied him, as for the implementation of planned to only three, and four people suspected Nazi cause and make an escape plan unfeasible. Saying goodbye to departing for the death of friends, the protagonist says:

– In truth, Dick (the name of the commander of a flying fortress), I will be ashamed to live.
– Live in a way that you will not be ashamed.

The pilots are killed, but many prisoners, including the protagonist fleeing from the camp. It takes fifteen years and a former prisoner is known successful American journalist. Before going to Europe for the NATO session hero learns about the criminal plans of the U.S. reconnaissance – in fact we are talking about the coming military conflict is inevitable between the USSR and the USA. Before the hero of the film’s dilemma: to make a statement by publishing what he knew details of a planned provocation, having lost with all the good things of life, or keep silent.

On the eve of departure from the U.S. hero visits his ex-wife, where he spent the night, remembering his life (including a betrayal of the ideals for which had to fight during the Second World War and in Spain, betrayal of his friends, members of the postwar American Communist Party) and makes for a difficult a choice.

In the early sixties, the play “Fourth,” performed by many theater groups of the country, for example such as BDT and “Contemporary”. Unfortunately, the film adaptation of the play, launched a decade later, has failed, despite years of cooperation with Stolper Simonov. [1] In this connection it may be considered as the sunset of creative activity of one or the other. (Simonov, incidentally, has always considered himself a weak playwright).

The film does not have the popularity and now: the participation of Vladimir Vysotsky in the title role has not made it attractive as well as the participation of other “stars.” The artists, who starred in this film, without exception, are masters of cinema and theater for their shoulders, having played leading roles in famous films. [2] For example, playing a small part of the Mourning Widow, Zinaida Slavin, Vysotsky called her his favorite actress. The situation did not save the movie and the long dance number by Maris Liepa. In contrast to the actor’s monologue Petrenko, largely determine the impact of the film “Twenty Days Without War,” this piece, the inclusion in the film is artificial, and drops out of the plot, although considered the most expressive staging ballet miniature by Liepa. Its duration is less than four minutes, but in terms of screen time it seems protracted.
The gloom film phenomenon gives the dead: the protagonist, trying to deal with his conscience, causing the spirits of their comrades killed in the war. In the film, little action, there is no clear chronology of events. The play takes us back to the Cold War.

Chetvertiy_DVDRip.1972.avi

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Runtime: 	1 h 7 min
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Language(s):Russian
Subtitles:English