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Unbelievable Adventures of Italians in Russia (1974)
Neveroyatnye priklyucheniya italyantsev v Rossii (original title)

104 min  -  Comedy | Adventure   -  31 January 1974 (Italy)
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In Italy, a dying woman tells her granddaughter that she hid her treasure many years ago in Russia, in the city of Leningrad... See full summary »

Directors:

Franco Prosperi, Eldar Ryazanov

Writers:

Emil Braginskiy, Franco Castellano, and 2 more credits »

Stars:

Andrey Mironov, Ninetto Davoli and Antonia Santilli
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Cast

Credited cast:
Andrey Mironov Andrey Mironov
Ninetto Davoli Ninetto Davoli ...
Giuseppe
Antonia Santilli Antonia Santilli ...
Olga
Alighiero Noschese Alighiero Noschese ...
Antonio Lo Mazzo
Tano Cimarosa Tano Cimarosa ...
Rosario Agrò
Evgeni Evstigneev Evgeni Evstigneev
Olga Aroseva Olga Aroseva
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gigi Ballista Gigi Ballista ...
Dottore (as Luigi Ballista)
Valentin Grachyov Valentin Grachyov
Zoya Isayeva Zoya Isayeva
King King ...
Lion
Aleksandr Lukyanov Aleksandr Lukyanov
Yuri Mikhajlov Yuri Mikhajlov
Ella Nekrasova Ella Nekrasova
Boris Runge Boris Runge
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Storyline

In Italy, a dying woman tells her granddaughter that she hid her treasure many years ago in Russia, in the city of Leningrad. Other people (who were around when she died) also learn about it. Thus several people arrive in Leningrad trying to find the treasure, each one for himself/herself. What's worse - the only information they have is that the treasure is under a lion - and it's in Leningrad, a city known by its numerous statues of lions. The story gets even more interesting when the soviet militia (police) learns about the whole thing and send an undercover agent... Written by Boris Shafir <shafir@hsi.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Russia | Italy | Death Of Mother

Genres:

Comedy | Adventure

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Country:

Soviet Union | Italy

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Aventuras na Rússia See more »

Filming Locations:

Moscow, Russia See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica, Mosfilm, Produzioni Cinematografiche Inter. Ma. Co. See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

A lion named King who starred in the movie was shot during filming by a policeman who thought that the lion attacked a teenager. In reality, a teenager was bothering lion who in turn went and knocked a teenager off his feet, as he was taught to do for the movie. See more »

Connections

Remake of It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) See more »