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Carnival in Moscow

Original title: Karnavalnaya noch
  • 19561956
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 18m
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7.5/10
2.7K
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Igor Ilyinsky in Karnavalnaya noch (1956)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Musical
A new chief of a "Culture House" is planning to hold a terribly boring New Year concert. A group of young amateur actors are doing their best to liven up the concert.A new chief of a "Culture House" is planning to hold a terribly boring New Year concert. A group of young amateur actors are doing their best to liven up the concert.A new chief of a "Culture House" is planning to hold a terribly boring New Year concert. A group of young amateur actors are doing their best to liven up the concert.
IMDb RATING
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2.7K
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  • Director
    • Eldar Ryazanov
  • Writers
    • Boris Laskin
    • Vladimir Polyakov
  • Stars
    • Igor Ilyinsky
    • Lyudmila Gurchenko
    • Yuri Belov
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  • Director
    • Eldar Ryazanov
  • Writers
    • Boris Laskin
    • Vladimir Polyakov
  • Stars
    • Igor Ilyinsky
    • Lyudmila Gurchenko
    • Yuri Belov
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    • 6User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Lyudmila Gurchenko in Karnavalnaya noch (1956)
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    Lyudmila Gurchenko in Karnavalnaya noch (1956)
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    Lyudmila Gurchenko, Igor Ilyinsky, and Tamara Nosova in Karnavalnaya noch (1956)
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    Olga Vlasova in Karnavalnaya noch (1956)

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    Igor Ilyinsky
    Igor Ilyinsky
    • Serafim Ivanovich Ogurtsovas Serafim Ivanovich Ogurtsov
    Lyudmila Gurchenko
    Lyudmila Gurchenko
    • Lena - Krylovaas Lena - Krylova
    Yuri Belov
    Yuri Belov
    • Grisha - Koltsovas Grisha - Koltsov
    Georgiy Kulikov
    Georgiy Kulikov
    • Usikov - Seryozhaas Usikov - Seryozha
    Sergey Filippov
    Sergey Filippov
    • Lector - Comrade Nekadilovas Lector - Comrade Nekadilov
    • (as S. Filippov)
    Olga Vlasova
    • Ramashkina - Adelaida Kuzminichnaas Ramashkina - Adelaida Kuzminichna
    • (as O. Vlasova)
    Andrey Tutyshkin
    Andrey Tutyshkin
    • Bookkeeper - Fyodor Petrovich Mironovas Bookkeeper - Fyodor Petrovich Mironov
    • (as A. Tutyshkin)
    Tamara Nosova
    Tamara Nosova
    • Tosya - Burygina, Ogurtsov's secretaryas Tosya - Burygina, Ogurtsov's secretary
    • (as T. Nosova)
    Gennadi Yudin
    Gennadi Yudin
    • Conductor - of the Youth Orchestraas Conductor - of the Youth Orchestra
    • (as G. Yudin)
    Vladimir Zeldin
    Vladimir Zeldin
    • Clown - 'Top' Nikolay Sidorovas Clown - 'Top' Nikolay Sidorov
    • (as V. Zeldin)
    Boris Petker
    Boris Petker
    • Clown - 'Tip' Nikolayevas Clown - 'Tip' Nikolayev
    • (as B. Petker)
    Valentin Bryleev
    Valentin Bryleev
    • Kostya - sound engineeras Kostya - sound engineer
    • (as V. Bryleyev)
    Aleksey Polevoy
    Aleksey Polevoy
    • Eduard Nikiforov - illusionist magicianas Eduard Nikiforov - illusionist magician
    • (as A. Polevoy)
    Semyon Khmelnitskiy
    • Telegin - City Council and Central Committee of Trade Union memberas Telegin - City Council and Central Committee of Trade Union member
    • (as S. Khmelnitskiy)
    Antonina Smetankina
    • Aunt Dusya - cleaning womanas Aunt Dusya - cleaning woman
    • (as A. Smetankina)
    Vladimir Pitsek
    Vladimir Pitsek
    • Janitoras Janitor
    • (as V. Pitsek)
    Feliks Yavorsky
    Feliks Yavorsky
    • Choir Club leaderas Choir Club leader
    • (as F. Yavorskiy)
    Anatoliy Kirillov
    • Amateur participantas Amateur participant
    • (as A. Kirillov)
    • Director
      • Eldar Ryazanov
    • Writers
      • Boris Laskin
      • Vladimir Polyakov
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    Storyline

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    Employees of the House of Culture are preparing for the annual event - costumed Christmas carnival. The entertainment program includes solo, dance and circus acts, as well as performances of a jazz orchestra, a magician and clowns. Serafim Ivanovich Ogurtsov, appointed acting director of the House of Culture, having familiarized himself with the program, did not approve it, since, as he believes, everything must be done at a high level and thoroughly. —Peter-Patrick76 (peter-patrick@mail.com)
    • russia
    • song
    • social satire
    • new year's eve
    • dance
    • 3 more
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    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Musical
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Inna Ulyanova's debut.
    • Quotes

      Comrade Nekadilov, lecturer: We see one little star, two little stars. Better, of course, five little stars!

    • Connections
      Edited into Karnavalnaya noch 2, ili 50 let spustya (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Pyat minut
      Written by Anatoli Lepin and V. Livshits

      Performed by Lyudmila Gurchenko

    User reviews6

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Great fun film
    Karnavalnaya Noch was the first comedy made by the Russian director Eldar Ryazanov. Filled with music, dances and singing it featured Ludmila Gurchenko in her first role and the renowned stage and film actor Igor Ilyinsky as Ogurtsov, an old-fashioned bureaucrat-stand-in director of the Culture Palace where the team of young people is trying to put together a musical programme to celebrate the New Year's Eve. Sergei Fillipov is particularly funny as a tipsy lecturer who is invited by Ogurtsov to read a lecture about life on Mars on the New Years Eve, and Yuri Belov is good as a shy electrician who is in love with Lena Krylova(Gurchenko) The film is a light "feeling good" viewing, it is ageless and can be watched over and over again.
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    • harbin-3
    • Jun 20, 2004

    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 29, 1956 (Soviet Union)
    • Country of origin
      • Soviet Union
    • Language
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Karnevalska noć
    • Filming locations
      • Mosfilm Studios, Moscow, Russia
    • Production company
      • Mosfilm
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 18 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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