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Zigzag of Success(1968)
Status: Released
Date: 1968-12-30
63%
33 Votes
Time: 1h 28m
Overview:
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...
Languages: Russian.
Countries:
Soviet Union
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Movie: Zigzag of Success
Top 10 Billed Cast
Евгений Леонов
Vladimir Oreshnikov
Ирина Скобцева
Lidiya Sergeyevna
Валентина Талызина
Alevtina Vasiliyevna
Евгений Евстигнеев
Ivan Kalachyov
Алексей Грибов
Polotentsev
Готлиб Ронинсон
Lidiya's Husband
Георгий Бурков
Petya
Валентина Теличкина
Olya
Светлана Старикова
Ira
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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:
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