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Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia (1974)

Genre : Comedy, Adventure

Runtime : 1H 44M

Director : Eldar Ryazanov

Synopsis

In Italy, a dying woman tells her granddaughter that she hid her treasure many years ago in Russia, in the city of Leningrad. Other people (who were around when she died) also learn about it. Thus several people arrive in Leningrad trying to find the treasure, each one for himself/herself. What's worse - the only information they have is that the treasure is under a lion - and it's in Leningrad, a city known by its numerous statues of lions. The story gets even more interesting when the soviet militia (police) learns about the whole thing and send an undercover agent...

Actors

Andrey Mironov
Andrey Mironov
Andrey Vasilyev
Antonia Santilli
Antonia Santilli
Olga
Ninetto Davoli
Ninetto Davoli
Giuseppe
Alighiero Noschese
Alighiero Noschese
Antonio Lo Mazzo
Evgeniy Evstigneev
Evgeniy Evstigneev
Lame man
Tano Cimarosa
Tano Cimarosa
Rosario Agro
Olga Aroseva
Olga Aroseva
Andrey's mother
Boris Runge
Boris Runge
kapellmeister
Yury Shepelev
Yury Shepelev
Gigi Ballista
Gigi Ballista
Dottore
Vadim Grachov
Vadim Grachov
Customs officer
Zoya Isaeva
Zoya Isaeva
Doctor
Aleksandr Lukyanov
Aleksandr Lukyanov
Yuri Mikhajlov
Yuri Mikhajlov
Ella Nekrasova
Ella Nekrasova
Franca Sciutto
Franca Sciutto
Rosario's wife
Larisa Vikkel
Larisa Vikkel
Stewardess
Valerian Vinogradov
Valerian Vinogradov
Airport dispatcher
Sergey Yurtaykin
Sergey Yurtaykin
Voditel

Crews

Eldar Ryazanov
Eldar Ryazanov
Director
Eldar Ryazanov
Eldar Ryazanov
Writer
Emil Braginskiy
Emil Braginskiy
Writer
Castellano
Castellano
Writer
Pipolo
Pipolo
Writer
Carlo Rustichelli
Carlo Rustichelli
Music
Dino De Laurentiis
Dino De Laurentiis
Producer
Luigi De Laurentiis
Luigi De Laurentiis
Executive Producer
Mikhail Bits
Mikhail Bits
Director of Photography
Gábor Pogány
Gábor Pogány
Director of Photography
Inessa Brozhovskaya
Inessa Brozhovskaya
Editor
Mikhail Bogdanov
Mikhail Bogdanov
Production Design
Lyudmila Mochalina
Lyudmila Mochalina
Costume Design
Franco Prosperi
Franco Prosperi
Co-Director

Posters and backgrounds

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