Kidnapping, Caucasian Style

1967 1h 22m RU

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7.6

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8.3

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★7.6TMDB · 302★8.3IMDB · 13,967

Comedy

Synopsis

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Shurik, a kind but naïve ethnography student, falls in love with the intelligent, athletic and beautiful All-Union Leninist Young Communist League member Nina. He has a rival in the wealthy comrade Saakhov, who concocts a kidnapping scheme to force Nina to marry him.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Aleksandr Demyanenko
Shurik
Natalya Varley
Nina
Yuriy Nikulin
Balbes
Georgiy Vitsin
Trus
Yevgeni Morgunov
Byvalyy
Vladimir Etush
сomrade Saakhov
Mher Mkrtchyan
Dzhabrail
Ruslan Akhmetov
Edik

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Leonid Gaidai
Writers: Yakov Kostyukovskiy, Leonid Gaidai, Moris Slobodskoy
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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82 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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59 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Leonid Gaidai, shot by Konstantin Brovin. 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 Zatsepin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Aleksandr Demyanenko and Natalya Varley and Yuriy Nikulin carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0060584 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Leonid Gaidai directs. Konstantin Brovin behind the camera. Aleksandr Zatsepin scores. Valentina Yankovskaya cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

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Things worth knowing

182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
259 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Directed by Leonid Gaidai, shot by Konstantin Brovin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Aleksandr Zatsepin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Valentina Yankovskaya shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Aleksandr Demyanenko and Natalya Varley and Yuriy Nikulin carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0060584 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Released under 40 different titles around the world.