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It Can't Be! (1975)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 32M

Director : Leonid Gaidai

Synopsis

The film includes three short stories based on the stories of Mikhail Zoshchenko: "Crime and Punishment", "Fun Adventure", and "Wedding Event" about the negative phenomena of the provincial life of the young country of the Soviets: stupidity, drunkenness, money-grubbing, lack of spirituality.

Actors

Mikhail Pugovkin
Mikhail Pugovkin
Grigori Gorbushkin
Nina Grebeshkova
Nina Grebeshkova
Anna Gorbushkina
Vyacheslav Nevinnyy
Vyacheslav Nevinnyy
Anna's Brother
Mikhail Svetin
Mikhail Svetin
Vitaliy Borisovich
Oleg Dal
Oleg Dal
Anatoliy Barygin-Amursky
Svetlana Kryuchkova
Svetlana Kryuchkova
Zinaida
Mikhail Kokshenov
Mikhail Kokshenov
Sofya's Neighbor
Natalya Seleznyova
Natalya Seleznyova
Tatyana Barygina-Amurskaya
Yevgeni Zharikov
Yevgeni Zharikov
Nikolai
Larisa Eryomina
Larisa Eryomina
Sofya
Leonid Kuravlyov
Leonid Kuravlyov
Vladimir Zavitushkin
Valentina Telichkina
Valentina Telichkina
Katerina
Lyudmila Shagalova
Lyudmila Shagalova
Katerina's Mother
Georgiy Vitsin
Georgiy Vitsin
Katerina's Father
Savely Kramarov
Savely Kramarov
Sergei Ivanovich
Svetlana Kharitonova
Svetlana Kharitonova
Elmira
Sergei Filippov
Sergei Filippov
Singer at the Wedding
Natalya Krachkovskaya
Natalya Krachkovskaya
Lyolik's Wife / Guest at the Wedding
Igor Yasulovich
Igor Yasulovich
Lyolik / Guest at the Wedding
Radner Muratov
Radner Muratov
Policeman
Lev Polyakov
Lev Polyakov
Investigator
Eve Kivi
Eve Kivi
Ivan Izrailevich's Wife
Gotlib Roninson
Gotlib Roninson
Ivan Izrailevich
Elena Volskaya
Elena Volskaya
Flower Seller
Tatyana Kuznetsova
Tatyana Kuznetsova
Cook Dariya
Viktor Uralsky
Viktor Uralsky
Man with a Piglet
Georgi Svetlani
Georgi Svetlani
Beer's Lover
Vladimir Gulyaev
Vladimir Gulyaev
Furniture's Buyer
Eduard Bredun
Eduard Bredun
Furniture Buyer's Assistant
Viktor Filippov
Viktor Filippov
Guitarist
Zoya Isayeva
Zoya Isayeva
Sofya's Neighbor
Vladimir Ferapontov
Vladimir Ferapontov
Player on the Mandolin
Muza Krepkogorskaya
Muza Krepkogorskaya
Singer's Wife
Nina Krachkovskaya
Nina Krachkovskaya
Glutton's Companion
Valentina Ushakova
Valentina Ushakova
Sofya's Neighbor
Anatoliy Obukhov
Anatoliy Obukhov
Glutton
Nikolai Gorlov
Nikolai Gorlov
Old Guest
Vitaly Leonov
Vitaly Leonov
House Owner
Georgiy Yumatov
Georgiy Yumatov
Passer-by with a Bulldog
Klara Rumyanova
Klara Rumyanova
Guest at the Wedding
Anatoliy Kalabulin
Anatoliy Kalabulin
Guest at the Wedding

Crews

Leonid Gaidai
Leonid Gaidai
Director
Vladlen Bakhnov
Vladlen Bakhnov
Writer
Leonid Gaidai
Leonid Gaidai
Writer
Sergei Poluyanov
Sergei Poluyanov
Director of Photography
Lyudmila Feiginova
Lyudmila Feiginova
Editor
Mikhail Zoschenko
Mikhail Zoschenko
Book
Yevgeni Kumankov
Yevgeni Kumankov
Production Design
Aleksandr Zatsepin
Aleksandr Zatsepin
Original Music Composer
Raisa Margachyova
Raisa Margachyova
Sound
Aleksandra Zbarskaya
Aleksandra Zbarskaya
Costume Design
Tatyana Kovrigina
Tatyana Kovrigina
Makeup Artist

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