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Boomerang

1981-05-25 · 29 min · ★ 9.0

Science Fiction · Mystery · Drama

Black public figure Jim Taylor is pursued by the police. He dies from a bullet in the head. In a private clinic, he is transplanted with the brain of Sheriff Maclain, who died in a car accident. While remaining black, he begins to think like a racist Maclain.

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Directors
Viktor Prokhorov
Production companies
Mosfilm
Countries
Soviet Union
Status
Released

Top Cast

Bob Chuprov-TsymbaJim Taylor
Anatoliy SolonitsynAnatoliy SolonitsynMcClain - sheriff
Pauls ButkevicsPauls ButkevicsTom McClain
Algimantas MasiulisAlgimantas Masiulisnew sheriff
Laimonas NoreikaLaimonas Noreikadoctor Sealers
Lembit UlfsakLembit UlfsakNick Adams
Emilia MensaEmilia Mensanurse
I. Visniauskas
Gediminas PranckunasGediminas Pranckunas
Aleksandras ŽadeikisAleksandras Žadeikismedical man
Ceslovas JudeikisCeslovas Judeikispoliceman
L. Long

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