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Kidnapping, Caucasian Style

Original title: Kavkazskaya plennitsa, ili Novye priklyucheniya Shurika
  • 1967
  • TV-13
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
13K
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Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967)
AdventureComedyDrama

A young student Shurik comes to a remote mountainous region in search of ancient legends and traditions. Fooled by the corrupt local governor, he helps him to kidnap a beautiful young girl, ... Read allA young student Shurik comes to a remote mountainous region in search of ancient legends and traditions. Fooled by the corrupt local governor, he helps him to kidnap a beautiful young girl, but soon realizes what he's done.A young student Shurik comes to a remote mountainous region in search of ancient legends and traditions. Fooled by the corrupt local governor, he helps him to kidnap a beautiful young girl, but soon realizes what he's done.

  • Director
    • Leonid Gaidai
  • Writers
    • Leonid Gaidai
    • Yakov Kostyukovskiy
    • Moris Slobodskoy
  • Stars
    • Aleksandr Demyanenko
    • Natalya Varley
    • Vladimir Etush
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.3/10
    13K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Leonid Gaidai
    • Writers
      • Leonid Gaidai
      • Yakov Kostyukovskiy
      • Moris Slobodskoy
    • Stars
      • Aleksandr Demyanenko
      • Natalya Varley
      • Vladimir Etush
    • 18User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
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    Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967)
    Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967)
    Natalya Varley and Georgiy Vitsin in Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967)
    Aleksandr Demyanenko and Mikhail Gluzskiy in Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967)
    Ruslan Akhmetov, Evgeniy Morgunov, Yuriy Nikulin, and Georgiy Vitsin in Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967)
    Evgeniy Morgunov, Yuriy Nikulin, and Georgiy Vitsin in Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967)
    Aleksandr Demyanenko in Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967)
    Georgiy Vitsin in Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967)
    Evgeniy Morgunov, Yuriy Nikulin, and Georgiy Vitsin in Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967)
    Vladimir Etush, Frunzik Mkrtchyan, Evgeniy Morgunov, and Yuriy Nikulin in Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967)
    Natalya Varley in Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967)
    Natalya Varley in Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967)

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    Aleksandr Demyanenko
    Aleksandr Demyanenko
    • Shurik
    Natalya Varley
    Natalya Varley
    • Nina
    Vladimir Etush
    Vladimir Etush
    • Comrade Saakhov
    Frunzik Mkrtchyan
    Frunzik Mkrtchyan
    • Dzhabrail
    Ruslan Akhmetov
    Ruslan Akhmetov
    • Edik
    Yuriy Nikulin
    Yuriy Nikulin
    • Balbes
    Georgiy Vitsin
    Georgiy Vitsin
    • Trus
    Evgeniy Morgunov
    Evgeniy Morgunov
    • Byvalyy
    Noy Avaliani
    • Rabotnik gostinitsy
    • (as N. Avaliani)
    Emmanuil Geller
    Emmanuil Geller
    • Shashlichnik
    • (as E. Geller)
    Mikhail Gluzskiy
    Mikhail Gluzskiy
    • Administrator gostinitsy
    • (as M. Gluzskiy)
    Nina Grebeshkova
    Nina Grebeshkova
    • Doktor
    • (as N. Grebeshkova)
    Georgiy Millyar
    Georgiy Millyar
    • Gostepriimnyy khozyain s rogom
    • (as G. Millyar)
    Donara Mkrtchyan
    Donara Mkrtchyan
    • Zhena dzhabraila
    • (as D. Mkrtchyan)
    Pyotr Repnin
    Pyotr Repnin
    • Glavvrach psikhbolnitsy
    • (as N. Repnin)
    Aleksey Stroev
    Aleksey Stroev
    • Alyosha
    • (as A. Stroyev)
    Nadezhda Rumyantseva
    Nadezhda Rumyantseva
    • Nina
    • (singing voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Mikhail Sodorskiy
    • Gost
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Leonid Gaidai
    • Writers
      • Leonid Gaidai
      • Yakov Kostyukovskiy
      • Moris Slobodskoy
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    • Trivia
      The censors of Goskino had decided to prevent the film's release but Leonid Brezhnev, who was sworn in as the Soviet president less than a year before, saw the film and expressed his fondness for Leonid Gaidai's work. Due to Brezhnev's appreciation, the censors reconsidered their initial decision and the movie was officially released.
    • Goofs
      When the kidnappers are running through the forest chased by a wild bear, the bear has a leather collar around its neck.
    • Quotes

      Coward: To live, as they say, is well!

      Experienced: And to live well is even better!

    • Connections
      Featured in Osennyaya pastoral (1971)
    • Soundtracks
      Pesenka o medvedyakh
      (A Song about Bears)

      Music by Aleksandr Zatsepin

      Lyrics by Leonid Derbenyov

      Performed by Aida Vedishcheva

    User reviews18

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    8/10
    Exceptional comedy, for everyone
    Although CCS may not quite measure up to Gaidi's next offering, Diamond Arm, it is still a film that must be seen. Many reviewers have criticized these films as having too many "Russian inside jokes".As a non-Russian, I can't argue with this. But there is something much more universal here. Through the use of extraordinarily crisp dialog, pacing and an absolutely zany musical score, Gaidi has captured the quirky essence of humanity: the way we are fickle, selfish, lovable and blind to our own absurd behavior. These are some of the only movies that I would recommend watching with dubbed voices - it further adds to the wacky quality of the humor.

    Finally, it is impossible to watch this movie and not adore Natalya Varley. She has a genuineness that grounds the whole film and makes you care about what's happening.
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    • rserrano
    • Aug 16, 2007

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 3, 1967 (Soviet Union)
    • Country of origin
      • Soviet Union
    • Language
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Kidnapping Caucassian Style, or Shurik's New Adventures
    • Filming locations
      • Ai-Petri, Crimea, Ukraine
    • Production companies
      • Mosfilm
      • Tvorcheskoye obyedineniye Luch
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    • Budget
      • RUR 25,313 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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