The Shadow Near the Pier
# The Shadow Near the Pier

The Shadow Near the Pier (Russian: Тень у пирса, romanized: Ten u pirsa) is a 1955 Soviet drama film directed by Mikhail Vinyarsky.

## Plot

In a seaside city, a saboteur with a plan of a floating dock, ready for towing to a remote port, is detained. Major Lyudov of the Ministry of State Security is tasked with uncovering connections between the detainee and a group of saboteurs operating in the city and ensure the timely dispatch of the dock.

## Cast

* Oleg Zhakov as Major Lyudov
* Raisa Matyushkina as Tatyana Rakitina
* Oleg Tumanov as Sergey Ageyev
* Ekaterina Savinova as waitress Klava Shubina
* Vladimir Balashov as Kobchikov
* Viktor Kulakov as Semyon
* Lev Olevsky as Colonel Rysley

## Release

In a list of the highest-grossing films of the USSR, this film takes 400th place with 29.4 million spectators.

