

The Zavyalov Weirdos
1979-09-24 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 8.0
A film anthology featuring three stories: 1) “The Capron Christmas Tree” - Two men and a city dandy, courting a village girl, return home on New Year’s Eve, with the dandy’s nylon Christmas tree gift offending the men. 2) “A Ticket for the Second Showing” - Timofey, an elderly village swindler, regrets his life and prays to Saint Nicholas for a second chance. 3) “The Version” - A rural braggart recounts his city adventure with a restaurant manager, challenging disbelievers to join him on a repeat trip.
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- Directors
- Anatoli Dubinkin, Valeriy Guryanov, Ernest Yasan
- Production companies
- Lenfilm
- Countries
- Soviet Union
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Ivan KrivoruchkoПавел (роман «Капроновая ёлочка»)
Mikhail KokshenovФёдор (роман «Капроновая ёлочка»)
Natalya NazarovaНюра (роман «Капроновая ёлочка»)
Viktor Pavlovснабженец (роман «Капроновая ёлочка»)
Aleksandr Sokolovснабженец (роман «Капроновая ёлочка»)
Vladimir KashpurТимофей (роман «Билетик на второй сеанс»)
Maya BlinovaПолина Тепляшкина (роман «Билетик на второй сеанс»)
Georgiy Teykhтесть (роман «Билетик на второй сеанс»)
Vitaliy MatveyevЕрмолай (роман «Билетик на второй сеанс»)
Nikolay Solodilovинвалид (роман «Билетик на второй сеанс»)
Yury Shepelevинвалид/собеседник Саньки (роман «Билетик на второй сеанс»/«Версия»)
Valeriy ZolotukhinСанька Журавлёв (роман «Версия»)
Larisa BurkovaИрина (роман «Версия»)
Sergei ParshinЕгорка (роман «Версия»)
Igor Dobryakovпарень в квартире (роман «Версия»)
Yuri Lazarevофициант (роман «Версия»)
Anatoliy Rudakovдежурный милиционер (роман «Версия»)
Anatoli Stolbovлысенький в квартире (роман «Версия»)
Viktor Kharitonovпосетитель ресторана (роман «Версия»)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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