Polosatyy reys (1961)

A comedy about tigers and lions running around a cruise ship full of passengers.

Director:

Vladimir Fetin

Writers:

Aleksei Kapler, Viktor Konetsky

Stars:

Aleksei Gribov, Ivan Dmitriyev, Margarita Nazarova

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Aleksei Gribov	...	Captain
Ivan Dmitriyev	...	Starpom
Margarita Nazarova	...	Marianna
Evgeniy Leonov	...	Shuleykin
Vladimir Belokurov	...	Boatswain
Nikolai Volkov	...	Agent (as N. Volkov)
Aleksandr Benyaminov	...	Tamer (as A. Beniaminov)
Arkadi Trusov	...	Cook (as A. Trusov)
Aleksandr Sirin	...	Motya (as V. Sirin)
Aleksei Smirnov	...	Knysh (as A. Smirnov)
Aleksey Kozhevnikov	...	Telegraphist (as A. Kozhevnikov)
P. Alyabin
V. Grabe
O. Zhukov
Gennadi Lozhkin	...	(as G. Lozhkin)

Storyline

A Soviet cruise ship "Evgeni Onegin" is carrying cages with tigers and lions for a Soviet Circus. One loose monkey unlocks all cages, letting the tigers and lions out. Poor passengers and crew have no place to run. The captain abandons his post out of fear, and the monkey takes over the captain's post. The ship gets under total control by the tigers and lions. Only one lady is standing up to the challenge. Her name is Marianna, she loves animals, and she takes the situation under control.

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Plot Keywords:

tiger | sea | nature

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Genres:

Comedy | Action | Adventure | Family

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Details

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

8 September 1961 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Striped Trip

Filming Locations:

Black Sea, Russia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lenfilm Studio

Technical Specs

Runtime:

124 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film was perceived as satire on life in the Soviet Union.

User Reviews

classic

it is one of my childhood films. a pure crazy comedy, perfect show out of politic, nice, seductive and interesting model for this kind of circus and cinema mixture. a ship, a travel and a great adventure. unique scenes and a drop of love story. a satire ? maybe. but one of the best. because it can be adaptation of Gulliver travels. sure, it is not really a surprise. the Soviet cinema was a good laboratory for this forms of experiment but it is little different by usual films. difference - its spirit. joy, emotion and moralistic end. a piece of innocence and delicate beauty. a film for entire family. and precious legacy from a great cinema school.