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One of the most beloved Russian comedies, this eccentric farce from celebrated director Leonid Gaidai (based on a newspaper article) concerns a criminal operation which smuggles gold and diamonds inside a plaster arm cast. Modest economist Semyon Gorbunkov and a swindler named The Count embark on a wild series of smuggling adventures, peppered with comic dialogue which spawned several popular catchphrases. (official distributor synopsis)
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Jurij Nikulin
Soviet Union
Best movies:
Andrei Rublev (1966)
Dvadtsat dney bez voyny (1976)
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Andrey Mironov
Soviet Union
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Anatoliy Papanov
Soviet Union
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12 stulyev (1977) (series)
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Vladimir Gulyaev
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Nonna Mordyukova
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Aleksandr Khvylya
Russian Empire
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Igor Yasulovich
Soviet Union
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Světlana Světličnaja
Soviet Union
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Andrei Fayt
Russian Empire
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Nina Grebeshkova
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Leonid Kanevskiy
Soviet Union
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Ivan Zhevago
Russian Empire
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War and Peace: Part I (1965)
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Nikolay Trofimov
Soviet Union
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War and Peace (1965)
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