title: The Shadow Near the Pier
text: # 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.
  
  