Soviet bureaucrats chase treasure and accidentally find feelings. Communism's weirdest buddy comedy.
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.
Acting
Shagalova's chaotic Koretskaya steals every scene she's in.
Production
Museum sets so authentic you can smell the mothballs.
Director
Gennadi Kazansky
Aleksandr Nikitin
Ivan Andreevich Bazhanov
Pavel Rudakov
Vasily Vasilievich Gulyaev, the driver
Lyudmila Shagalova
Koretskaya
Viktor Chekmaryov
archivist
Sergei Filippov
hotel administrator
Stepan Krylov
Mikhail Fedorovich Apukhtin
Evgeni Leonov
Ivan Sergeyevich Mukhin
Aleksei Smirnov
driver of the truck
Arkadi Trusov
Kuzma Yegorovich, the forester
Anatoli Abramov
policeman (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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