The Executive (1974)
The film shows the daily life of an architecture studio, where a young student comes to work on his dissertation.
Top billed cast
Viktor Fokin
Igor Vladimirov
Mikhail Kozakov
Efim Kopelyan
Leonid Bronevoy
Natalya Martinson
Tatyana PelttserVera Borisovna
Elena Prudnikova
Alisa Freyndlikh
Rolan Bykov
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