
The Centaurs
1979-01-29 · 140 min · ★ 4.5
A political conspiracy is brewing in an unnamed Latin American country. Everything is in play: blackmail, bribery, political assassinations, newspaper slander. The operation, code-named "Centaur", is conceived in Washington.
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- Directors
- Vytautas Žalakevičius
- Production companies
- Filmové studio Barrandov, Mosfilm, Mafilm
- Countries
- Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Soviet Union
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Donatas BanionisThe President
Regimantas AdomaitisOrlando
Yevgeni LebedevGeneral Pin
Gyula BenkőGeneral Calatón
Yelena IvochkinaAnna-Maria
Gennadiy BortnikovAnibele
Valentin GaftAndres
Bruno O'YaNilson
Mihai VolontirEvaristo
Irén SütőAnna-Maria's mother
Jitka ZelenohorskáPrezidentova Tajemnice Julie
Juozas BudraitisRaimonas
Ion UngureanuToroa
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