Beware of the Car!

1966 1h 34m RU

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7.5

BANGER

★7.5TMDB · 147

ComedyCrime

Synopsis

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An insurance agent who moonlights as a car thief steals cars various crooks and never from the common people. He sells the stolen cars and gives the money to charity. His best friend, a cop, is assigned to bring in this modern Robin Hood.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
Юрий Деточкин
Oleg Efremov
следователь, Максим Подберезовиков
Andrey Mironov
Дима Семицветов
Georgi Zhzhyonov
автоинспектор
Anatoliy Papanov
Семён Васильевич, тесть Семицветова
Olga Aroseva
Люба, невеста Деточкина
Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya
мама Деточкина
Evgeniy Evstigneev
Евгений Александрович, режиссёр народного театра

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eldar Ryazanov
Writers: Eldar Ryazanov, Emil Braginskiy
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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ERA

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60 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Eldar Ryazanov, shot by Anatoliy Mukasey. 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 Andrey Petrov. 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 Yekaterina Ovsyannikova 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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Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy and Oleg Efremov and Andrey Mironov carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0060161 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Eldar Ryazanov directs. Anatoliy Mukasey behind the camera. Andrey Petrov scores. Yekaterina Ovsyannikova cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

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Things worth knowing

160 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Eldar Ryazanov, shot by Anatoliy Mukasey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Andrey Petrov. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Yekaterina Ovsyannikova shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy and Oleg Efremov and Andrey Mironov carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0060161 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.