CinemaOSMovie · 1968 · 1h 28m

Zigzag of Success

64%(40)IMDbComedy

Photo studio "Contemporary" in a provincial town lives with its everyday problems. The director is concerned over the failure to fulfill the planned targets, receptionist Alevtina wants to get married, and photographer Vladimir Oreshnikov dreams of becoming a professional photographer. But suddenly luck smiles on Oreshnikov. He takes 20 rubles form the worker's mutual aid fund, buys a government lottery bond and wins 10,000 rubles. Oreshnikov wants to receive the win himself, but his colleagues object to him, because the money that he spent on the bond were public, hence the win should be divided equally among all workers. It creates a controversial situation, which is successfully resolved on the very eve of the New Year, under the chiming clock...

Directed byEldar Ryazanov

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 28m
Language
RU
Released
December 30, 1968
Studios
Mosfilm

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Evgeni Leonov

Evgeni Leonov

Vladimir Oreshnikov

Irina Skobtseva

Irina Skobtseva

Lidiya Sergeyevna

Valentina Talyzina

Valentina Talyzina

Alevtina Vasiliyevna

Evgeniy Evstigneev

Evgeniy Evstigneev

Ivan Kalachyov

Aleksei Gribov

Aleksei Gribov

Polotentsev

Gotlib Roninson

Gotlib Roninson

Lidiya's Husband

Georgi Burkov

Georgi Burkov

Petya

Valentina Telichkina

Valentina Telichkina

Olya

Svetlana Starikova

Ira

Boris Suslov

Yura

Creative team
Directed by
Eldar Ryazanov
Eldar Ryazanov
Written by
Emil Braginskiy
Emil Braginskiy
Eldar Ryazanov
Eldar Ryazanov

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