Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia
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Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia is a 1974 joint Soviet-Italian
film about some Italians searching for treasure
in Russia
, and directed by Franco Prosperi and Eldar Ryazanov
.
in Rome
, Italy
, an old Russian emigrant woman dies. Dying, she tells her granddaughter that she has hidden her treasure
s in Leningrad
under the lion
. Unfortunately, beside her granddaughter she was heard also by a solid doctor
, 2 male nurses, an Italian mafioso
and a hobbling man. After that they all fly to Russia
by the same flight (of course none of them tells the others that he's flying to Russia for the treasures). Having some adventures in the airplane because of mafiosi, they all arrive to Leningrad and begin to dig under every lion statue
in the city.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
film about some Italians searching for treasure
Treasure
Treasure is a concentration of riches, often one which is considered lost or forgotten until being rediscovered...
in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, and directed by Franco Prosperi and Eldar Ryazanov
Eldar Ryazanov
Eldar Aleksandrovich Ryazanov is a Soviet/Russian film director whose comedies, satirizing the daily life of the country, are very famous throughout the former Soviet Union....
.
Plot summary
In the hospitalHospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, an old Russian emigrant woman dies. Dying, she tells her granddaughter that she has hidden her treasure
Treasure
Treasure is a concentration of riches, often one which is considered lost or forgotten until being rediscovered...
s in Leningrad
Leningrad
Leningrad is the former name of Saint Petersburg, Russia.Leningrad may also refer to:- Places :* Leningrad Oblast, a federal subject of Russia, around Saint Petersburg* Leningrad, Tajikistan, capital of Muminobod district in Khatlon Province...
under the lion
Lion
The lion is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger...
. Unfortunately, beside her granddaughter she was heard also by a solid doctor
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
, 2 male nurses, an Italian mafioso
Mafia
The Mafia is a criminal syndicate that emerged in the mid-nineteenth century in Sicily, Italy. It is a loose association of criminal groups that share a common organizational structure and code of conduct, and whose common enterprise is protection racketeering...
and a hobbling man. After that they all fly to Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
by the same flight (of course none of them tells the others that he's flying to Russia for the treasures). Having some adventures in the airplane because of mafiosi, they all arrive to Leningrad and begin to dig under every lion statue
Statue
A statue is a sculpture in the round representing a person or persons, an animal, an idea or an event, normally full-length, as opposed to a bust, and at least close to life-size, or larger...
in the city.
Cast
- Andrei MironovAndrei MironovAndrei Alexandrovich Mironov was a Soviet theatre and film actor who played lead roles in some of the most popular Soviet films, such as The Diamond Arm, Beware of the Car and Twelve Chairs...
— Andrey Vasiliev - Ninetto DavoliNinetto DavoliNinetto Davoli is an Italian actor who became known through his roles in several of Pier Paolo Pasolini's films.-Biography:Davoli was born in San Pietro a Maida, Calabria...
— Giuseppe (voiced by Mikhail KononovMikhail KononovMikhail Ivanovich Kononov was a well known Soviet actor.-Biography:He first appeared on stage when at school yet. In 1963 Mikhail Kononov graduated from the Shchepkin Drama School and was admitted to the Maly Theatre...
) - Antonia Santilli — Olga (voiced by Natalia Gurzo)
- Alighiero NoscheseAlighiero NoscheseAlighiero Noschese was an Italian TV impersonator and actor.Noschese was born in Naples. After an unsuccessful attempt to work as journalist, he debuted for Italian radio as imitator and parodist...
— Antonio Lo Mazzo (voiced by Aleksandr Belyavskiy) - Tano CimarosaTano CimarosaTano Cimarosa was an Italian actor, screenwriter and film director from Sicily. He participated in more than fifty movies.He played the "Blacksmith" in the Oscar-winning film Cinema Paradiso from 1988....
— Rosario Agrò (voiced by Mikhail GluzskyMikhail GluzskyMikhail Gluzsky was a Soviet film actor. He appeared in 90 films between 1939 and 2001. He starred in the 1972 film, Monologue, which was entered into the 1973 Cannes Film Festival...
) - Yevgeniy YevstigneyevYevgeniy YevstigneyevYevgeniy Aleksandrovich Yevstigneyev was a prominent Soviet movie and theater actor and one of the founders of Moscow's Sovremennik Theatre. People's Artist of the USSR ....
— Lame man - Olga ArosevaOlga Aroseva-External links:...
— Andrey's mother - lion named King.
Crew
- Screenplay by — Emile Braginsky, F. Kastellano, D. Pipolo, E. Ryazanov
- Directed by — Eldar RyazanovEldar RyazanovEldar Aleksandrovich Ryazanov is a Soviet/Russian film director whose comedies, satirizing the daily life of the country, are very famous throughout the former Soviet Union....
- Main Operators — Habor Pogani, Mikhail Bitz
- Main Artist — Michail Bogdanov
- Art Directors of Costumes — E. Fiorentini, L. Kusakova
- Composer — Karlo Rustikelli
- Soundoperator — Jury Michaylov
- Conductors — E. Hachaturian, I. Shpiller
- Director — V. Dostale
- Operators — I. Simonelli, V. Semin
- Montage — I. Brojovskaya
- Grime — O. Struncova, M. Chiglyakova
- Editor — A. Stepanov
- Music Editor — R. Lukina
- Directors of Picture — Karlen Agajanov and Karlo Bartolini