Striped Trip
| Striped Trip | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Vladimir Fetin |
| Starring |
Aleksei Gribov Ivan Dmitriyev Margarita Nazarova |
| Music by | Venyamin Basner |
| Cinematography | Dmitriy Meshiev |
Release dates | 1961 |
Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | USSR |
| Language | Russian |
Striped Trip (Russian: Полосатый рейс) is a 1961 Soviet comedy film directed by Vladimir Fetin.
Plot
To escape from a hot tropical place Shuleykin (Evgeni Leonov) accepts a position on a ship looking after a cargo of twelve cages with tigers. First officer ("starpom" in Russian, played by Ivan Dmitriyev) has continuous arguments with Marianna (Margarita Nazarova) about the little tricks she plays on the crew. One day a stowaway monkey opens the cages and the limited capabilities of Shuleykin get exposed. In this situation Marianna unexpectedly turns into a skilled animal trainer.
Cast
- Aleksei Gribov - Captain
- Ivan Dmitriyev - First officer Starpom
- Margarita Nazarova - Marianna
- Evgeni Leonov - Shuleykin
- Vladimir Belokurov - Boatswain
- Nikolai Volkov - Agent
- Aleksandr Benyaminov - Tamer
- Arkadi Trusov - Cook
- Aleksandr Sirin - Motya
- Aleksei Smirnov - Knysh
Other
- The scene in the bath with tiger was shot deception. Leonov was terribly afraid of the tiger and refused to appear with him. Actor was convinced that he would be separated by glass. But while Leonov was with foam on his face, it was slowly removed. So Leonov’s fear on the screen was natural.