Diamond Arm, The (1968) Russia
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Director:Gaidai, Leonid, Chekan, Stanislav, Grebeshkova, Nina, Mironov, Andrei, Nikulin, Yuri, Papanov, Anatoli
Studio:Mosfilm
Writer:Leonid Gaidai, Yakov Kostyukovsky
Rating:8.1 (4,364 votes)
Date Added:2012-06-05
ASIN:014381108620
Genre:Russian films
IMDb:0062759
Duration:1:40:00
Aspect Ratio:2.35 : 1
Sound:Mono
Languages:Russian
Subtitles:Russian, English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Hebrew, Swedish, Chinese, Arabic
LAC code:300008080
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Gaidai, Leonid, Chekan, Stanislav, Grebeshkova, Nina, Mironov, Andrei, Nikulin, Yuri, Papanov, Anatoli  ...  (Director)
Leonid Gaidai, Yakov Kostyukovsky  ...  (Writer)
 
Yuri Nikulin  ...  Semyon Semyonych Gorbunkov
Nina Grebeshkova  ...  Nadezhda Gorbunkova
Andrey Mironov  ...  Gennady Kozodoev
Anatoli Papanov  ...  Lyolik
Stanislav Chekan  ...  Captain Mikhail Ivanovich
Vladimir Gulyayev  ...  Lieutenant Volodya
Nonna Mordyukova  ...  Superintendent
Svetlana Svetlichnaya  ...  Anna Sergeyevna
Roman Filippov  ...  Man in the Restaurant
Grigori Shpigel  ...  Main Foreign Smuggler
Leonid Kanevsky  ...  Assisstant Foreign Smuggler
Igor Yasulovich  ...  Dog Owner
Maksim Nikulin  ...  Boy, 'Walking on Water'
Aleksandra Lisyutina  ...  Gorbunkov's Daughter
Aleksandr Khvylya  ...  Weeping Willow' Maitre dHotel
Summary: One of the most beloved Russian comedies, this eccentric farce from celebrated director Leonid Gaidai (based on a newspaper article) concerns a criminal operation which smuggles gold and diamonds inside a plaster arm cast. Modest economist Semyon Gorbunkov and a swindler named The Count embark on a wild series of smuggling adventures, peppered with comic dialogue which spawned several popular catchphrases.