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The Drummer's Fate
Russian: Судьба барабанщика
Directed by	Viktor Eisymont
Written by	Arkady Gaidar Liya Solomyanskaya
Starring	Daniil Sagal Sergei Yasinsky Alla Larionova Andrei Abrikosov Viktor Khokhryakov
Cinematography	Bentsion Monastyrsky
Music by	Lev Shvarts
Production company	Gorky Film Studio
Release date	1955 (1955)
Running time	90 min.
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

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.

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)

External links

• The Drummer's Fate at IMDb