Le bras de diamant (1969)

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Yuriy Nikulin

Semyon Semyonych Gorbunkov…

Nina Grebeshkova

Nadezhda Gorbunkova

Andrey Mironov

Gennadiy 'Gesha' Kozodoev

Anatoliy Papanov

Lyolik

Stanislav Chekan

Captain Mikhail Ivanovich

Vladimir Gulyaev

Lieutenant Volodya

Nonna Mordyukova

Varvara Sergeevna Plyushch

Svetlana Svetlichnaya

Anna Sergeevna

Roman Filippov

Evgeniy Ladyzhenskiy - Guest from Kolyma

Grigoriy Shpigel

Senior Foreign Smuggler

Leonid Kanevskiy

Assisstant Foreign Smuggler

Igor Yasulovich

Viktor Nikolaevich - Neighbor with doggy

Aleksandra Lisyutina

Gorbunkov's Daughter
(as Sashenka Lisyutina)

Aleksandr Khvylya

Boris Savelyevich - Weeping Willow' Maitre dHotel

Nikolay Romanov

Chief

Andrey Fayt

Lottery-tickets Seller

Leonid Gaidai

Drunk lying on the pavement
(voice)

German Kachin

Journalist at the port

Director
- Leonid Gaidai
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Trivia
When Leonid Gaidai presented the film to the censors, he added a nuclear explosion footage into the epilogue, and refused to remove it, and only agreed after an extensive argument. This allowed him to sneak in some controversial (by the USSR's measures) material such as striptease, drunken debauchery and references to prostitution.

Goofs
The first part of the film takes place in what is supposed to be Turkey. But the streets are filled with signs in Arabic script, which Turkey does not use.

Quotes
Mystery man: Hey, buddy, do you have a cigarette?
[Gorbunkov stutters]
Mystery man: What are you, deaf-mute?
Semyon Gorbunkov: [immediately, very clearly and distinctly] Yes!

Crazy credits
The summary of the first part of the movie, written in an extremely small and blurry font, races through the screen in a matter of two seconds.

Connections
Featured in Namedni 1961-2003: Nasha Era: Namedni 1969 (1997)

Soundtracks
Ostrov Nevezeniya
("The Island of Bad Luck")
Music by Aleksandr Zatsepin
Lyrics by Leonid Derbenyov
Performed by Andrey Mironov

One of the best Russian comedies

I watched this movie as a small boy. I liked it. Then I watched it again, as a bigger boy. I liked it again :) Then I found it nowadays on video... was tempted to watch it again... and liked it again :-)

This is classics! It's good! It's... yes, it's way too Russian......but because I know Russian language, and Russian culture a bit, too, I could understand almost all of the movie's plot, and jokes, and sometimes (too Russian?;) humour.

The movie is real good. It has good plot, good acting, it's directed good, it has good music... I've given it 9/10 stars. It's worth watching! But... beware - maybe you wouldn't understand it. Because it's way too Russian? Maybe. Well, you can try, at least...

I really enjoyed it:)

One word-summary: recommend! ...for whoever want to try it:)