Beregis Avtomobilya

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Watch Out for the Automobile

Soviet billboard theatrical poster of the film
Directed by Eldar Ryazanov
Written by Emil Braginsky
Eldar Ryazanov
Narrated by Yuri Yakovlev
Starring Innokenty Smoktunovsky
Oleg Yefremov
Andrei Mironov
Anatoli Papanov and
Georgy Zhzhyonov as Militiaman
Music by Andrei Petrov
Cinematography Anatoliy Mukasey
Vladimir Nakhabtsev
Editing by Yekaterina Ovsyannikova
Distributed by Mosfilm
Release date(s) 1966 (USSR)
Running time 94 min
Country Flag of the Soviet Union USSR
Language Russian
IMDb profile

Beregis Avtomobilya (Russian: "Береги́сь автомоби́ля") ("Beware of the Car" or "Uncommon Thief" or "Watch out for the Automobile", the US title) is a Soviet crime comedy film by Eldar Ryazanov, produced by Mosfilm and released in 1966. It is often credited as one of the best Soviet (Russian) comedies[citation needed] (although a DVD with English subtitles is not currently available). The film includes a star cast of Innokenty Smoktunovsky, Oleg Yefremov, Anatoli Papanov, Andrei Mironov, Georgy Zhzhyonov, and others.

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[edit] Plot summary

The movie plot evolves around Yuri Detochkin, a humble insurance agent, who steals cars from crooks in a Robin Hood way, disappointed by the Militsiya (Russian police) being unable to fight them efficiently. He sells the cars and transfers the money to the accounts of various orphanages. Maxim Podberyozovikov investigates his crimes and tries to prosecute him, but faces a serious moral problem in doing that.

[edit] Cast

  • Innokenty Smoktunovsky as Yury Detochkin, an insurer
  • Oleg Yefremov as Maxim Podberezovikov, a government investigator on Detochkin's Case
  • Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya as Detochkin's Mother
  • Olga Aroseva as Lyuba, a trolley-bus driver, Detochkin's fiance
  • Andrei Mironov as Dima Semicvetov
  • Anatoli Papanov as Sokol-Kruzhkin, father-in-law of Dima Semicvetov
  • Tatyana Gavrilova as Inga Semicvetova, wife of Dima Semicvetov
  • Georgy Zhzhyonov as Militiaman
  • Evgeni Evstigneev as Acting coach
  • Donatas Banionis as Priest, buyer of Detochkin's Volga car
  • Lyubov Sokolova as Judge
  • Vyacheslav Nevinnyy as Car mechanic
  • Gotlib Roninson as Yakov Mihailovich, Senior Insurer, Chief of Detochkin
  • Galina Volchek as Customer
  • Sergey Kulagin as Pub director
  • Yakov Lents as Tobacconist's shop seller
  • Nikolay Parfyonov as Public prosecutor
  • Victoria Radunskaya as Tanya, criminalist
  • Boris Runge as a man with suitcases
  • Antonina Maksimova
  • Antonina Dmitrieva
  • Nina Krachkovskaya

[edit] Voice cast

[edit] Awards

The film was the leader of Soviet film distribution for 1966 watched by 29 million people (11 place). Innokenty Smoktunovsky recognized as the Best Actor of 1966.

Awards: Edinburgh-66, Sidney-66, Melbourne-67, Cartagena-69.

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Films by Eldar Ryazanov
Films:
Carnival Night (1956) •

A Girl with no Address (1957) • A Man from Nowhere (1961) • Hussar Ballad (1962) • Give the complaint-book (1964) • Watch out for the Automobile (1966) • Zigzag of Fortune (1969) • Stariki-razboyniki (1971) • Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia (1973) • Irony of Fate (1975) • Office Romance (1977) • Garazh (1979) • O Bednom Gusare Zamolvite Slovo (1981) • Vokzal For Two (1982) • A Cruel Romance (1984) • Forgotten Melody for a Flute (1987) • Dear Yelena Sergeyevna (1988) • Nebesa Obetovanniye (1991) • Predskazaniye (1994) • Privet, Duralei! (1996) • Starye Klyachi (2000) • Tikhiye Omuty (2000) • Key of the bedroom (2003) • Carnival Night 2 (2006) •

Andersen. Life without love (2006)
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