Centaurs () is a 1978 political drama film directed by Vytautas Žalakevičius. The film was the final part of the "Latin American trilogy" (The Whole Truth about Columbus, That Sweet Word: Liberty!).
Plot
The action takes place in an unnamed state in Latin America (implied to be Chile). In the military circles a conspiracy is forming, fired up by foreign special services. The action, codenamed "Centaur", is conceived in Washington. The people believe in the president, but the conspirators, headed by General Pin, are gaining strength to organize a coup.
Cast
Donatas Banionis – President (voiced by Igor Kvasha) Regimantas Adomaitis – Orlando, director of the Bureau of Investigations (voiced by Vyacheslav Shalevich) Margit Lukács– president's wife Yevgeni Lebedev – General Pin Gyula Benkő– General Catalan Elena Ivochkina – Anna Maria Irén Sütő– mother of Anna Maria Gennadi Bortnikov – Anibal Itka Zelenogorskaya – Julie Valentin Gaft – Andres, conspirator Ion Ungureanu – Minister of Toroa Mihai Volontir – Evaristo Bruno O'Ya – Nilsson, Swedish Journalist Valery Anisimov – Captain Grets Kakhi Kavsadze – Ugo, the barman Valery Kuzin – General Nodar Mgaloblishvili – Minister Miguel Juozas Budraitis – Raymond Dumitru Fusu