Village Detective (Russian: Деревенский детектив, romanized: Derevensky detektiv) is a 1969 Soviet crime comedy film directed by Ivan Lukinsky and based on the novella of the same name by Vil Lipatov.

[2] The film tells the story of a rural policeman who employs wit and community insight to solve the theft of an accordion, uncovering a tangled web of jealousy, mischief, and romance in a quiet village.

The plot centers on Gennady Nikolayevich Pazdnikov, the head of a rural cultural club, whose expensive accordion is stolen.

Suspicion initially falls on Pazdnikov’s romantic rival, Grigory Storozhevoy, as both men are vying for Pronina’s affections.

That night, Aniskin and Pazdnikov conduct an experiment on the outskirts of the village, hoping to lure the thief into revealing themselves by tempting them to play the stolen accordion.