Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia
| Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia | |
|---|---|
 US Theatrical Poster | |
| Directed by |
Eldar Ryazanov Franco Prosperi |
| Produced by |
Dino De Laurentiis Luigi De Laurentiis |
| Written by |
Emil Braginsky Franco Castellano Giuseppe Moccia Eldar Ryazanov |
| Starring |
Andrei Mironov Ninetto Davoli Antonia Santilli Alighiero Noschese Tano Cimarosa Yevgeniy Yevstigneyev Olga Aroseva |
| Music by | Carlo Rustichelli |
| Cinematography |
Mikhail Bitz Gábor Pogány |
| Edited by | A. Stepanov |
| Distributed by | Mosfilm |
Release dates | January 31, 1974 |
Running time | 100 min. |
| Country |
Soviet Union Italy |
| Language | Russian |
| Budget | 49,200,000 rubles |
Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia (Russian: Невероятные приключения итальянцев в России, translit. Neveroyatnye Priklyucheniya Italyantsev v Rossii, Italian: Una matta, matta, matta corsa in Russia) is a 1974 joint Soviet-Italian film about some Italians searching for treasure in Russia, and directed by Franco Prosperi and Eldar Ryazanov.
Plot summary
In the hospital in Rome, Italy, an old Russian emigrant woman dies. Dying, she tells her granddaughter that she has hidden her treasures in Leningrad under the lion. Unfortunately, beside her granddaughter she was heard also by a solid doctor, 2 male nurses, an Italian mafioso and a hobbling man. After that they all fly to Russia by the same flight (of course none of them tells the others that he's flying to Russia for the treasures). Having some adventures in the airplane because of mafioso, they all arrive to Leningrad and begin to dig under every lion statue in the city.
Cast
- Andrei Mironov — Andrey Vasiliev
- Ninetto Davoli — Giuseppe (voiced by Mikhail Kononov)
- Antonia Santilli — Olga (voiced by Natalia Gurzo)
- Alighiero Noschese — Antonio Lo Mazzo (voiced by Aleksandr Belyavskiy)
- Tano Cimarosa — Rosario Agrò (voiced by Mikhail Gluzsky)
- Yevgeniy Yevstigneyev — Lame man
- Olga Aroseva — Andrey's mother
- lion named King.
Crew
- Screenplay by — Emile Braginsky, F. Kastellano, D. Pipolo, E. Ryazanov
- Directed by — Eldar Ryazanov
- Main Operators — Habor Pogani, Mikhail Bitz
- Main Artist — Michail Bogdanov
- Art Directors of Costumes — E. Fiorentini, L. Kusakova
- Composer — Carlo Rustichelli
- Soundoperator — Jury Michaylov
- Conductors — E. Hachaturian, I. Shpiller
- Director — V. Dostale
- Operators — I. Simonelli, V. Semin
- Montage — I. Brojovskaya
- Grime — O. Struncova, M. Chiglyakova
- Editor — A. Stepanov
- Music Editor — R. Lukina
- Directors of Picture — Karlen Agajanov and Karlo Bartolini
External links
- Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia at the Internet Movie Database
- Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia at AllMovie
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