Speech for the Defence

Speech for the Defence (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