Adventures of Captain Vrungel

1980 1h 57m RU

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7.6

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★7.6TMDB · 72

AnimationComedyAdventureAction

Synopsis

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An old sea captain and his student decide to take part in the international regatta. At the same time an amateur thief steals a statue of Aphrodite from Louvre and boards their yacht by mistake. A long, fun adventure is ahead.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Zinoviy Gerdt
Captain Vrungel (voice)
Yevhen Papernyi
Chief / Mate Lom / Yacht club chairman (voice)
Heorhii Kyshko
Sailor Fux (voice)
Aleksandr Burmistrov
De La Thieffo Gangsteritto (voice)
Semyon Farada
Сrooko Banditto (voice)
Grigoriy Shpigel
Secret Agent 00X (voice)
Eduard Nazarov
Captain of the "Black Cuttlefish" (voice)
Venyamin Smekhov
admiral (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Davyd Cherkaskyi
Writers: Ivan Vorobyov, Andrey Nekrasov
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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ERA

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Davyd Cherkaskyi, shot by Vladimir Belorussov. 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 Georgiy Firtich. 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 Yuna Sribnytska 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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Zinoviy Gerdt and Yevhen Papernyi and Heorhii Kyshko carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0219263 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 72 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Davyd Cherkaskyi directs. Vladimir Belorussov behind the camera. Georgiy Firtich scores. Yuna Sribnytska cuts. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

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146 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Davyd Cherkaskyi, shot by Vladimir Belorussov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Georgiy Firtich. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Yuna Sribnytska shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Zinoviy Gerdt and Yevhen Papernyi and Heorhii Kyshko carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0219263 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 72 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.