Kidnapping, Caucasian Style
Shurik, a kind but naïve ethnography student, falls in love with the intelligent, athletic and beautiful All-Union Leninist Young Communist League member Nina. He has a rival in the wealthy comrade Saakhov, who concocts a kidnapping scheme to force Nina to marry him.
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About Kidnapping, Caucasian Style
Kidnapping, Caucasian Style is a 1967 Russian-language comedy film directed by Leonid Gaidai. The cast is led by Aleksandr Demyanenko, Natalya Varley, Yuriy Nikulin. It has a runtime of 1h 22m. Viewers rate it 7.7/10 across 300 ratings.
Kidnapping, Caucasian Style was produced by Mosfilm and made in Soviet Union. It was released on April 3, 1967.
- Director
- Leonid Gaidai
- Writers
- Yakov Kostyukovskiy, Leonid Gaidai, Moris Slobodskoy
- Release date
- April 3, 1967
- Original language
- Russian
- Status
- Released
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Production
- Mosfilm
Kidnapping, Caucasian Style cast & crew
Kidnapping, Caucasian Style was directed by Leonid Gaidai and written by Yakov Kostyukovskiy, Leonid Gaidai, and Moris Slobodskoy.
The cast features Aleksandr Demyanenko as Shurik, Natalya Varley as Nina, Yuriy Nikulin as Balbes, Georgiy Vitsin as Trus, Yevgeni Morgunov as Byvalyy, and Vladimir Etush as сomrade Saakhov.
Behind the camera, the score was composed by Aleksandr Zatsepin, cinematography is by Konstantin Brovin, and it was produced by L. Freydin.
Is Kidnapping, Caucasian Style worth watching?
Kidnapping, Caucasian Style holds an audience score of 7.7/10 from 285 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed comedy films.
At 1h 22m, it's an easy, time-light watch.
If you enjoy comedy, Kidnapping, Caucasian Style is worth a place on your watchlist.
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Cast of Kidnapping, Caucasian Style
Aleksandr Demyanenko
Shurik
Natalya Varley
Nina
Yuriy Nikulin
Balbes
Georgiy Vitsin
Trus
Yevgeni Morgunov
Byvalyy
Vladimir Etush
сomrade Saakhov
Mher Mkrtchyan
Dzhabrail
Ruslan Akhmetov
Edik
Noy Avaliani
hotel worker
Nina Grebeshkova
doctor
Mikhail Gluzskiy
hotel administrator
Emmanuil Geller
shashlychnik
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▸What language is Kidnapping, Caucasian Style in?
Kidnapping, Caucasian Style is originally in Russian. Subtitle and dub options vary by streaming service.
▸How long is Kidnapping, Caucasian Style?
Kidnapping, Caucasian Style runs 1 hours 22 minutes (82 minutes).
▸What is Kidnapping, Caucasian Style rated?
It holds a 7.7/10 audience score from 285 ratings.
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