Practical Joke

1977 1h 36m RU

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6.1

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★6.1TMDB · 18

FamilyRomanceDrama

Synopsis

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Secondary school students play a 'practical joke' on their teacher: on midterms day, they claim she told them the wrong date. She almost believes them, but an honest classmate ruins their fun... and now they want revenge.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Dmitriy Kharatyan
Igor Grushko
Yevgeniya Khanayeva
Mariya Vasilyevna Devyatova
Natalya Fateyeva
Kaleriya Georgiyevna
Natalya Vavilova
Taya Petrova
Andrei Gusev
Oleg Komarovsky
Evdokiya Germanova
Dasha Rozanova
Zinoviy Gerdt
Karl Sigizmundovich
Pavel Vinnik
Semyon Semyonovich

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vladimir Menshov
Writers: Semyon Lungin
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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ERA

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49 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Vladimir Menshov, shot by Mikhail Bits. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Aleksandr Flyarkovsky. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Yelena Mikhaylova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Dmitriy Kharatyan and Yevgeniya Khanayeva and Natalya Fateyeva carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0075155 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Vladimir Menshov directs. Mikhail Bits behind the camera. Aleksandr Flyarkovsky scores. Yelena Mikhaylova cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

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149 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Vladimir Menshov, shot by Mikhail Bits. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Aleksandr Flyarkovsky. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Yelena Mikhaylova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Dmitriy Kharatyan and Yevgeniya Khanayeva and Natalya Fateyeva carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0075155 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 18 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.