Movie: Zigzag of Success

Top 10 Billed Cast

Evgeni Leonov
Евгений Леонов

Vladimir Oreshnikov

Irina Skobtseva
Ирина Скобцева

Lidiya Sergeyevna

Valentina Talyzina
Валентина Талызина

Alevtina Vasiliyevna

Evgeniy Evstigneev
Евгений Евстигнеев

Ivan Kalachyov

Aleksei Gribov
Алексей Грибов

Polotentsev

Gotlib Roninson
Готлиб Ронинсон

Lidiya's Husband

Georgi Burkov
Георгий Бурков

Petya

Valentina Telichkina
Валентина Теличкина

Olya

Svetlana Starikova
Светлана Старикова

Ira

Boris Suslov
Борис Суслов

Yura

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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...

  • Release Date

    1968-12-30

  • Average

    6.3

  • Rating:

    3.1 starts
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  • Languages:

    Pусский
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