A Crack in the Ice

Name: A Crack in the Ice
Director: Anthony Garner
Released: 1985-08-06
Cast: Michael Hordern, Freddie Jones, Michael Bryant, Benjamin Whitrow, Christopher Strauli

A comedy about injustice set in St Petersburg in 1839. The Tsar has tightened up security and mounted a round-the-clock guard at his palace - the Peter and Paul Fortress. Unfortunately for Private Postnikov, he hears the cries of a drowning man and goes to his rescue. The rest follows.