Failure of Engineer Garin (1973): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1973, Failure of Engineer Garin is a mystery, crime and sci-fi & fantasy series.

What it’s about. At the end of the 1920s, in Petrograd, on Krestovsky Island, the corpse of a man similar to the engineer Garin was found. Garin himself managed to take advantage of the brilliant discovery of the scientist Mantsev and designed an apparatus with destructive power. A dangerous hunt begins for this invention. Having faked the death, he emigrated from Russia and, under the guise of a French businessman, tries to establish contacts with the head of one of the European financial concerns, Rolling. Garin's ultimate goal is power over the world...

Who’s in it. Failure of Engineer Garin stars Oleg Borisov as Pyotr Petrovich Garin, Nonna Terentyeva as Zoya Monroz, Aleksandr Belyavskiy as Vasiliy Vitalyevich Shelga and Vasili Korzun as Rolling, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 8.0/10, Failure of Engineer Garin sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Failure of Engineer Garin page.

If you liked it. Fans of Failure of Engineer Garin tend to enjoy Attack on Titan, Stranger Things, House and Riverdale.