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Latvian socialists smuggling guns to start a revolution? This forgotten Soviet gem is gloriously unhinged.
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Wait for the «John Grafton» (1981)

revolutionary fever dreambaltic sea noircomrade chaos

Latest Episode

65 min

Season 1 • Episode 2

Latest

Episode 2

Sep 25, 1981

Overview

War & Politics

At the beginning of the summer of 1905, representatives of the Socialist-Revolutionary Party Krasilnikov and Elkonen turned to Captain Zhanis Trautman, a Latvian political emigrant living on the outskirts of London, with a proposal to lead a steamer with a cargo of weapons to the shores of Russia. Having recruited a team of old and tried comrades, Trautman changes the crew of an English cargo ship bought by the front men. In the course of the squabble that arose on this occasion, a sailor of the old crew, David Blake, was stabbed. The wounded Blake and the veterinarian Gruber, who accompanied the cargo of anthrax drugs, are forced to leave on board. On the high seas, weapons and explosives were loaded on board. The steamer headed for the Oresund Strait, where a messenger was to meet him.

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Content warning
natural history

Standout Aspects

Direction

Rozenbergs squeezes tension from every cramped ship corridor

Acting

Paukstello's Trautmann: exhausted idealism in every glare

Production

Authentic 1905 detail on clearly limited budget

Best for:Solo: Late night Soviet history rabbit hole vibes·Streaming: When you've exhausted every Western spy thriller·Friends: Impress your film bro friends with obscurity
Heads up:Violence: Knife fight early on; revolutionary violence throughout·Emotional: Anthrax subplot means animal suffering
First AiredSep 24, 1981
StatusOngoing

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelmedium
Seasons1·Episodes2
Central Television USSR

Top Cast

Janis Paukstello

Janis Paukstello

Jean Trautmann

Juris Plavins

Juris Plavins

Khristofor Pavlovich Krasilnikov

Juris Strenga

Juris Strenga

Paul Elkonen

Jonas Pakulis

Jonas Pakulis

Rataev

Juozas Budraitis

Juozas Budraitis

Baron Heinrich Adelberg

Rolands Zagorskis

Rolands Zagorskis

Blake

Ernst Romanov

Ernst Romanov

Nikolay Ottovich Gruber

Ingūna Zemzare

Ingūna Zemzare

Nastenka - daughter of Gruber

Andris Berzins

Andris Berzins

Martin

Romualds Ancans

Romualds Ancans

Maksim Maksimovich

Helmuts Kalniņš

Helmuts Kalniņš

Konshin

Mirdza Martinsone

Mirdza Martinsone

Elena Pavlovna

Akvelina Livmane

Akvelina Livmane

Ann

Arnolds Liniņš

Arnolds Liniņš

Snicker

Andris Mekšs

Andris Mekšs

Reppo

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Cultural

The real John Grafton incident (1906) was a disastrous weapons smuggle to Finnish revolutionaries; the Soviets mythologized it heavily.

Trivia

Director Rozenbergs shot this during the late Soviet period when Baltic filmmakers smuggled nationalist subtexts past Moscow censors.

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