# The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed (1979)

> A sprawling postwar Soviet police saga follows two sharply contrasting investigators hunting a notorious gang while questioning the official solution to a murder.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/46948

## Facts

- Runtime: 359 min
- Genres: Action, Crime, Mystery, TV Movie
- Director: Stanislav Govorukhin
- Cast: Vladimir Vysotsky, Vladimir Konkin, Sergei Yursky, Viktor Pavlov, Natalya Fateyeva, Leonid Kuravlyov, Svetlana Svetlichnaya, Aleksandr Belyavskiy
- TMDB rating: 8.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078655/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: gritty, suspenseful, serious, crime marathon, classic television viewing

## Synopsis

A gripping tale of crime and justice unfolds in post-war Moscow as a young officer seeks the truth behind a murder.

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