Speech for the Defence
# Speech for the Defence

Speech for the Defence (Russian: Слово для защиты) is a 1976 Soviet drama film directed by Vadim Abdrashitov.

## Plot

The film tells about a woman named Valentina Kostina, who is accused of attempted murder of her lover and pleads guilty, but despite this, her lawyer is trying to find an excuse.

## Cast

* Galina Yatskina as Irina Mezhnikova
* Marina Neyolova as Valentina Kostina
* Oleg Yankovskiy as Ruslan
* Stanislav Lyubshin as Fedyayev
* Viktor Shulgin as Mezhnikov
* Aleksey Alekseev as Judge
* Valentina Berezutskaya as Kuznetsova
* Anatoliy Grachyov
* Eduard Izotov as Arkadii Stepanovich
* Elena Kebal as Svetlana
