Afonya
Afonya

Afonya

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1975
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7.8(155 votes)
Drama
Comedy
Romance

Overview

The 1975 film by Georgi Daneliya "Afonya" was an unexpected commercial hit in USSR. The main character "Afonya" Borshev is a plumber, who spends his life partying with "buddies", many of whom he doesn't even remember after nights of heavy drinking. His wife leaves him, his boss places him on probation, his whole life is falling apart, but he doesn't realize it. Afonya met Katya at a dance club, yet didn't pay her much attention. But she is the one, who can save him... In this movie Daneliya achieves a perfect balance of satire and drama. Quotes from the movie gained a cult status in USSR.

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Cast & Crew

64 members
Acting

Леонид Куравлёв

Afonya

Леонид Куравлёв
Acting

Евгения Симонова

Katya

Евгения Симонова
Acting

Евгений Леонов

Kolya

Евгений Леонов
Acting

Савелий Крамаров

Egoza

Савелий Крамаров
Acting

Нина Маслова

Elena

Нина Маслова
Acting

Борислав Брондуков

Fedul

Борислав Брондуков
Acting

Валентина Талызина

Lyudmila Vostryakova

Валентина Талызина
Acting

Владимир Басов

Vladimir Belikov

Владимир Басов
Acting

Николай Парфёнов

Boris Petrovich

Николай Парфёнов
Acting

Готлиб Ронинсон

astronomer

Готлиб Ронинсон
Acting

Татьяна Распутина

Lyudmila

Татьяна Распутина
Acting

Раиса Куркина

aunt Frosya

Раиса Куркина
Acting

Нина Русланова

Tamara

Нина Русланова
Acting

Tatyana Teterina

Leshcheva

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Николай Граббе

Vladimir Nikolaevich

Николай Граббе
Acting

Вячеслав Чигарин

Vova Sedin

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Владимир Фомичёв

student intern

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Микола Гринько

uncle Egor

Микола Гринько
Acting

Геннадий Ялович

director at the theater

Геннадий Ялович
Acting

Игорь Боголюбов

Fedul's drinking buddy

Игорь Боголюбов
Acting

Раднэр Муратов

Marat Rakhimov

Раднэр Муратов
Acting

Тамара Совчи

Unknown Role

Тамара Совчи
Production

Galina Belinskaya

Unknown Role

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Acting

Маргарита Рассказова

Unknown Role

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Acting

Ирина Шорохова

Unknown Role

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Acting

Михаил Васьков

Unknown Role

Михаил Васьков
Acting

Нина Доберо

Unknown Role

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Acting

Пётр Любешкин

Unknown Role

Пётр Любешкин
Acting

Юрий Дружинин

Unknown Role

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Acting

Александр Лёвушкин

Unknown Role

Александр Лёвушкин
Directing

Виктор Крючков

Unknown Role

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Acting

Людмила Цветкова

Unknown Role

Людмила Цветкова
Acting

Михаил Светин

Unknown Role

Михаил Светин
Acting

А. Черных

Unknown Role

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Acting

Олег Абрамов

(uncredited)

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Writing

Александр Бородянский

(uncredited)

Александр Бородянский
Acting

Алексей Ванин

(uncredited)

Алексей Ванин
Acting

Валентина Герасимова

(uncredited)

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Acting

Юра Гречин

(uncredited)

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Directing

Юсуп Даниялов

(uncredited)

Юсуп Даниялов
Acting

Георгий Жолудь

(uncredited)

Георгий Жолудь
Acting

Елизавета Иванова

(uncredited)

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Ольга Иванова

(uncredited)

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Капитолина Ильенко

(uncredited)

Капитолина Ильенко
Acting

Надежда Карчина

(uncredited)

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Светлана Кетлерова

(uncredited)

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Александр Лерман

(uncredited)

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Аля Матвеева

(uncredited)

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Directing

Cahangir Mehdiyev

(uncredited)

Cahangir Mehdiyev
Acting

Валентин Мишаткин

(uncredited)

No Image
Acting

Владимир Никитин

(uncredited)

Владимир Никитин
Acting

Александр Новиков

(uncredited)

No Image
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Серёжа Петровичев

(uncredited)

No Image
Acting

Владимир Полонский

(uncredited)

No Image
Acting

Александр Потапов

(uncredited)

Александр Потапов
Acting

Люся Райберг

(uncredited)

No Image
Acting

Александр Рывкин

(uncredited)

No Image
Acting

Елизавета Рывкина

(uncredited)

No Image
Acting

Инна Симонова

(uncredited)

No Image
Acting

Александр Флоровский

(uncredited)

No Image
Acting

Ксения Хаирова

(uncredited)

Ксения Хаирова
Acting

Татьяна Харламова

(uncredited)

No Image
Acting

Виктор Чеботарёв

(uncredited)

Виктор Чеботарёв
Acting

Юрий Шахназаров

(uncredited)

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