Movie: A Friend in Court Is Better...

Top 10 Billed Cast

Aleksandr Nikitin
Aleksandr Nikitin

Ivan Andreevich Bazhanov

Pavel Rudakov
Павел Рудаков

Vasily Vasilievich Gulyaev, the driver

Lyudmila Shagalova
Людмила Шагалова

Koretskaya

Viktor Chekmaryov
Виктор Чекмарёв

archivist

Sergei Filippov
Сергей Филиппов

hotel administrator

Stepan Krylov
Степан Крылов

Mikhail Fedorovich Apukhtin

Evgeni Leonov
Евгений Леонов

Ivan Sergeyevich Mukhin

Aleksei Smirnov
Алексей Смирнов

driver of the truck

Arkadi Trusov
Аркадий Трусов

Kuzma Yegorovich, the forester

Anatoli Abramov
Анатолий Абрамов

policeman (uncredited)

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    Director of Museum of local lore Ivan Bazhanov, being an enthusiast of the business, went treasure hunting, taking with him a few accidentally encountered people. They understand in pursuit of the treasure that sincere friendship is priceless.

  • Release Date

    1959-07-05

  • Average

    5

  • Rating:

    2.5 starts
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  • Languages:

    Pусский

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