Shirli-Myrli
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Shirli-Myrli is a 1995
farce
comedy film
of late post-Perestroyka era directed by Vladimir Menshov
based on a screenplay by Vitali Moskalenko and Andrei Samsonov. Produced by Vladimir Dostal and Aleksandr Litvinov. Music by Timur Kogan, sound by Olga Ilyina. Cinematography by Vadim Alisov. Special Effects by Vladimir Vasilyev.
When the diamond is being transported to Moscow (by Antonov An-124 Ruslan
) it is stolen by the crime boss
Kozulskiy (Armen Dzhigarkhanyan), who is then robbed by professional thief Vasiliy Krolikov (Valeri Garkalin).
For the remainder of the film, the plot revolves around Krolikov and his two other identical Multiple birth
brothers. Krolikov is pursued by Kozulskiy's mafia and two Soviet Militsiya
officers - Piskunov (Igor Ugolnikov) and an unnamed lieutenant (Sergey Batalov). At the end of the film Vasiliy discovers that there is a fourth brother, making all characters played by Garkalin quadruplets.
1995 in film
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farce
Farce
In theatre, a farce is a comedy which aims at entertaining the audience by means of unlikely, extravagant, and improbable situations, disguise and mistaken identity, verbal humour of varying degrees of sophistication, which may include word play, and a fast-paced plot whose speed usually increases,...
comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
of late post-Perestroyka era directed by Vladimir Menshov
Vladimir Menshov
Vladimir Valentinovich Menshov is a Soviet and Russian actor and film director. He is noted for depicting the Russian everyman and working class life in his films. Like many other Russian filmmakers, he studied acting and directing at the state film school VGIK, the world's oldest educational...
based on a screenplay by Vitali Moskalenko and Andrei Samsonov. Produced by Vladimir Dostal and Aleksandr Litvinov. Music by Timur Kogan, sound by Olga Ilyina. Cinematography by Vadim Alisov. Special Effects by Vladimir Vasilyev.
Plot summary
While digging in the mine Unperspective in Yakutia an unprecedentedly large diamond is found. It is christened as the Savior of Russia. Officials proclaim that the sale of the diamond could pay for every Russian citizen to take a three year long vacation at the Canary IslandsCanary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
When the diamond is being transported to Moscow (by Antonov An-124 Ruslan
Antonov An-124
The Antonov An-124 Ruslan is a strategic airlift jet aircraft. It was designed by the Ukrainian SSR's Antonov design bureau, then part of the Soviet Union. It is the world's largest ever serially-manufactured cargo airplane and world's second largest operating cargo aircraft...
) it is stolen by the crime boss
Crime boss
A crime boss or boss is a person in charge of a criminal organization. A boss typically has absolute or near-absolute control over his subordinates, is greatly feared by his subordinates for his ruthlessness and willingness to take lives in order to exert his influence, and profits come from the...
Kozulskiy (Armen Dzhigarkhanyan), who is then robbed by professional thief Vasiliy Krolikov (Valeri Garkalin).
For the remainder of the film, the plot revolves around Krolikov and his two other identical Multiple birth
Multiple birth
A multiple birth occurs when more than one fetus is carried to term in a single pregnancy. Different names for multiple births are used, depending on the number of offspring. Common multiples are two and three, known as twins and triplets...
brothers. Krolikov is pursued by Kozulskiy's mafia and two Soviet Militsiya
Militsiya
Militsiya or militia is used as an official name of the civilian police in several former communist states, despite its original military connotation...
officers - Piskunov (Igor Ugolnikov) and an unnamed lieutenant (Sergey Batalov). At the end of the film Vasiliy discovers that there is a fourth brother, making all characters played by Garkalin quadruplets.
Cast
- Valeri Garkalin as Vasiliy Krolikov, Innokentiy Shniperson, Roman Almazov and Patrick Crolikow
- Vera AlentovaVera AlentovaVera Valentinovna Alentova is a Soviet and Russian theater and film actressmade famous for her leading role in the famous 1980 Soviet drama Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears.-Awards:...
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as Praskoviya Alekseyevna Krolikova - Igor Ugolnikov as Jean-Paul Nikolayevich Piskunov
- Leonid KuravlyovLeonid KuravlyovLeonid Vyacheslavovich Kuravlyov is a Soviet/Russian actor and People's Artist of the RSFSR .Leonid Kuravlyov was born in Moscow in 1936. He lost his father when he was still a little boy. In 1941, Kuravlyov's mother was falsely accused and exiled to the Russian North, where they would spend...
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- Mikhail Kokshenov as Ambassador's bodyguard
- Valeri Afanasyev as Anatoly Ivanov
- Yevgeni Aleksandrov as TV journalist
- Nina AlisovaNina AlisovaNina Ulyanovna Alisova was a Soviet actress. After her death, she was laid to rest at the Troyekurovskoye Cemetery.-Selected filmography:* Without Dowry * Rainbow...
- Irina ApeksimovaIrina ApeksimovaIrina Apeksimova is a Russian stage and screen actress.Apeksimova was the child of classical musicians, Victor Nikolaevich Apeksimova and Svetlana Yakivna Apeksimova...
as Step performer and the Violinist from Conservatory - Sergei Artsybashev as Registry Office Worker
- Sergei Batalov as Detective
- Lev BorisovLev BorisovLev Ivanovich Borisov was a Russian actor. Brother of Oleg Borisov. He was a People's Artist of Russia.Lev Borisov was buried at the Troyekurovskoye Cemetery....
as Mafiosi - Aleksei BuldakovAleksei Buldakov-Selected filmography:* Moonzund* The Guard* Shirli-Myrli* Peculiarities of the National Hunting* Peculiarities of the National Fishing-References:...
- Yelena Bushuyeva
- Rolan BykovRolan BykovRolan Antonovich Bykov was a Soviet and Russian actor, film director, script writer, poet, song writer. He was awarded People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1973 and the USSR State Prize in 1986.Rolan Bykov was born to a Jewish family in Kiev....
as Head of Mafia and the Brilliant's buyer - Yuri Chernov as Suitcase carrier
- Armen DzhigarkhanyanArmen DzhigarkhanyanArmen Dzigarkhanyan is one of the most popular Soviet, Russian and Armenian actors.He starred in dozens of Soviet films and provided the voice for many cartoon characters. He founded his own theater in Moscow.Dzigarkhanyan worked as assistant cameraman at Armenfilm studios in 1953–1954...
as Kozyulski - Sergei Gabrielyan as Ravil Beliletdinov
- Yevgeni Gerchakov as Symphony Orchestra Conductor
- Maksim Glotov as Police Officer
- Marina Golub
- Vladimir Gusev as General
- Arkadi Koval as TV Announcer
- Tatyana Kravchenko as Bronislava Rosembaum, geologist
- Yuri Kuzmenkov as Man with a goat
- Anatoli Kuznetsov as Father
- Vladimir MenshovVladimir MenshovVladimir Valentinovich Menshov is a Soviet and Russian actor and film director. He is noted for depicting the Russian everyman and working class life in his films. Like many other Russian filmmakers, he studied acting and directing at the state film school VGIK, the world's oldest educational...
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- Nonna MordyukovaNonna MordyukovaNoyabrina "Nonna" Viktorovna Mordyukova was a Soviet actress and People's Artist of the USSR...
as Registry Office Worker - Valeri Nikolayev as Step performer
- Vsevolod Sanayev
- Boris Smorchkov as General
- Oleg TabakovOleg TabakovOleg Pavlovich Tabakov is a Soviet and Russian actor and the artistic director of the Moscow Art Theatre.-Theatre career:...
as Sukhodrishchev - Yevgeni Vesnik as Doctor
- Aleksandr Voroshilo as Spectator
- Oleg YefremovOleg YefremovOleg Nikolayevich Yefremov was a Soviet/Russian actor and Moscow Art Theatre producer. People's Artist of the USSR , Hero of Socialist Labour ....
as Neighbour