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Zigzag of Success
Zigzag of Success

Zigzag of Success

Genres

Comedy

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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...

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Russian

Runtime

88 mins

Rating

6.3/10

Release Date

30 December 1968

Country

Soviet Union

Cast

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

Svetlana Starikova

Ira

Boris Suslov

Boris Suslov

Yura

Nina Sazonova

Nina Sazonova

Mariya Petrovna

Viktor Shulgin

Viktor Shulgin

Vasili Aleksandrovich

Antonina Dmitrieva

Antonina Dmitrieva

Feliks Yavorsky

Feliks Yavorsky

Vladimir Gulyaev

Vladimir Gulyaev

Ekaterina Savinova

Ekaterina Savinova

Zoya Isayeva

Zoya Isayeva

Nina Agapova

Nina Agapova

Vitaliy Komissarov

Vitaliy Komissarov

Viktor Kolpakov

Viktor Kolpakov

German Kachin

German Kachin

Vera Burlakova

Vera Burlakova

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