Twist Again in Moscow

1986 1h 29m FR

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6.1

MID

★6.1TMDB · 79

Comedy

Synopsis

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Igor, who manages a fancy hotel and is on the take, has to juggle several problems at once. He has a two-hour window to get his ill-got gain out of the hotel, he must misdirect and obstruct the inquiries of a Party auditor who suspects that all is not above board, and he must keep out of sight and out of trouble his interloping and troublesome young brother-in-law, who arrives unannounced with barrels of rotten herring.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Philippe Noiret
Igor Tataïev
Christian Clavier
Iouri
Martin Lamotte
Boris Pikov
Bernard Blier
Alexei
Agnès Soral
Tatiana Féodorova
Marina Vlady
Natacha Tataïev
Jacques François
Marshal Bassounov
France Rumilly

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jean-Marie Poiré
Writers: Christian Clavier, Martin Lamotte, Jean-Marie Poiré
Languages: French, Russian
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 7

ERA

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

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3 / 7

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Russian.

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Philippe Noiret and Christian Clavier and Martin Lamotte carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0092121 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 79 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Jean-Marie Poiré directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French, Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
240 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Russian.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Philippe Noiret and Christian Clavier and Martin Lamotte carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0092121 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 79 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 15 themes, including "corruption", "escape", "black market", "brother-in-law".