Hermann is an officer of the engineers in the Imperial Russian Army. He constantly watches the other officers gamble, but never plays himself. One night, Tomsky tells a story about his grandmother, an elderly countess. Many years ago, in France, she lost a fortune at cards, and then won it back with the secret of the three winning cards, which she learned from the notorious Count of St. Germain. Hermann becomes obsessed with obtaining the secret.

• DirectorIgor Maslennikov
• Release21 November 1982
• Genre
  Drama / Horror
• Duration1h 32m
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  5.6
  8 reviews
• Productions

  Lenfilm