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The Mystery of Kara-Tau

The stationmaster of a railway station situated in the steppes of Kazakhstan discovers a rubber-bearing plant. Soon, an expeditionary team arrives, led by Professor Shakhron, who will persistently argue—by hook or by crook—that there are no rubber-bearing plants in these steppes, all the while plotting a trip abroad. In ultimately exposing the professor, the team forces him to admit to concealing the results of their work.

Top Cast

  • Vladimir Gardin

    Vladimir Gardin

    Professor Shakhrov

  • Nikolay Kutuzov

    Nikolay Kutuzov

    Kuznetsov

  • M. Tulupov

    M. Tulupov

    Professor Yaroshevskiy

  • Khakim Davletbekov

    Khakim Davletbekov

    Khakim

  • Yevgeniya Pyryalova

    Yevgeniya Pyryalova

    Zhenya Maltseva

  • Boris Azarov

    Boris Azarov

    Zaretskiy

  • Eliana Dugina

    Eliana Dugina

    Young Kazakh girl

  • Kheyhana Tastakhova

    Kheyhana Tastakhova

    Young kazakh woman

  • Sergey  Golubev

    Sergey Golubev

    Telegraph operator

Overview

The stationmaster of a railway station situated in the steppes of Kazakhstan discovers a rubber-bearing plant. Soon, an expeditionary team arrives, led by Professor Shakhron, who will persistently argue—by hook or by crook—that there are no rubber-bearing plants in these steppes, all the while plotting a trip abroad. In ultimately exposing the professor, the team forces him to admit to concealing the results of their work.

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