Romashkin Effect

1973 1h 4m RU

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5.5

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★5.5TMDB · 4

Comedy

Synopsis

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A musical comedy about the adventures of four friends who are trying to film a yogurt commercials.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mikhail Derzhavin
Вадим Павлович Баламутников
Roman Tkachuk
Василий Васильевич Ромашкин
Nikolai Parfyonov
тёзка Ромашкин В.В. работник мебельного магазина
Mykola Hrynko
Аристарх Иванович Занозов
Sergei Ivanov
кинолюбитель Егор
Lev Perfilov
работник мебельного магазина
Elena Aminova
работница ателье Вера

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Roman Balayan
Writers: Leonid Likhodeev, Boris Laskin
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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Tight 64-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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53 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Roman Balayan, shot by Oleksandr Antypenko. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Mikhail Derzhavin and Roman Tkachuk and Nikolai Parfyonov carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0170857 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Roman Balayan directs. Oleksandr Antypenko behind the camera. Vladimir Dashkevich scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 64-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
253 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Roman Balayan, shot by Oleksandr Antypenko. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Vladimir Dashkevich. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Mikhail Derzhavin and Roman Tkachuk and Nikolai Parfyonov carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0170857 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.