The Garage
An automotive highway is scheduled to be built through the territory of a garage cooperative. A special meeting of the cooperative takes place to reduce the number of garages. As all was already decided and arranged by the chairholder and the board, the decision passes easily at the meeting. But one unexpected event happens - the meeting room's entrance has been locked by an anonymous member and the key is missing...
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About The Garage
The Garage is a 1979 Russian-language comedy and drama film directed by Eldar Ryazanov. The cast is led by Liya Akhedzhakova, Iya Savvina, Valentin Gaft. It has a runtime of 1h 41m. Viewers rate it 7.3/10 across 100 ratings.
The Garage was produced by Mosfilm and made in Soviet Union. It was released on November 23, 1979.
- Director
- Eldar Ryazanov
- Writers
- Emil Braginskiy, Eldar Ryazanov
- Release date
- November 23, 1979
- Original language
- Russian
- Status
- Released
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Production
- Mosfilm
The Garage cast & crew
The Garage was directed by Eldar Ryazanov and written by Emil Braginskiy and Eldar Ryazanov.
The cast features Liya Akhedzhakova as Елена Павловна Малаева, младший научный сотрудник, Iya Savvina as Лидия Владимировна Аникеева, член правления, замдиректора НИИ, Valentin Gaft as Сидорин, председатель гаражного кооператива, ветврач, Svetlana Nemolyaeva as жена Гуськова, Georgi Burkov as Виталий Кузьмич Фетисов, мастер-золотые руки, and Vyacheslav Nevinnyy as Карпухин, научный сотрудник.
Behind the camera, the score was composed by Andrey Petrov, cinematography is by Vladimir Nakhabtsev, and it was produced by Lazar Milkis.
Is The Garage worth watching?
The Garage holds an audience score of 7.3/10 from 98 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed comedy films.
At 1h 41m, it's a standard feature-length watch.
If you enjoy comedy and drama, The Garage is worth a place on your watchlist.
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Cast of The Garage
Liya Akhedzhakova
Елена Павловна Малаева, младший научный сотрудник
Iya Savvina
Лидия Владимировна Аникеева, член правления, замдиректора НИИ
Valentin Gaft
Сидорин, председатель гаражного кооператива, ветврач
Svetlana Nemolyaeva
жена Гуськова
Georgi Burkov
Виталий Кузьмич Фетисов, мастер-золотые руки
Vyacheslav Nevinnyy
Карпухин, научный сотрудник
Andrey Myagkov
Семен Александрович Хвостов, лаборант, потерявший голос
Leonid Markov
Павел Константинович Смирновский, завлабораторией, отец Марины
Igor Kostolevskiy
сын Милосердова, археолог
Olga Ostroumova
Марина, дочь Смирновского
Anastasia Voznesenskaya
Алла Алексеевна Кушакова, директор рынка
Gleb Strizhenov
Александр Григорьевич Якубов, ветеран Великой Отечественной войны
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The Garage is originally in Russian. Subtitle and dub options vary by streaming service.
▸How long is The Garage?
The Garage runs 1 hours 41 minutes (101 minutes).
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It holds a 7.3/10 audience score from 98 ratings.
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