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Magicians

Original title: Charodei
  • TV Movie
  • 1982
  • 2h 27m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
1.9K
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Aleksandr Abdulov and Alexandra Yakovleva in Magicians (1982)
ComedyMusicalRomance

New Year's fairy tale that true love can work wonders.New Year's fairy tale that true love can work wonders.New Year's fairy tale that true love can work wonders.

  • Director
    • Konstantin Bromberg
  • Writers
    • Arkadiy Strugatskiy
    • Boris Strugatskiy
  • Stars
    • Alexandra Yakovleva
    • Aleksandr Abdulov
    • Yekaterina Vasilyeva
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    1.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Konstantin Bromberg
    • Writers
      • Arkadiy Strugatskiy
      • Boris Strugatskiy
    • Stars
      • Alexandra Yakovleva
      • Aleksandr Abdulov
      • Yekaterina Vasilyeva
    • 7User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
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    Yekaterina Vasilyeva in Magicians (1982)
    Yekaterina Vasilyeva in Magicians (1982)
    Mikhail Svetin in Magicians (1982)
    Valentin Gaft in Magicians (1982)
    Alexandra Yakovleva in Magicians (1982)
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    Roman Filippov, Valentin Gaft, Yekaterina Vasilyeva, and Valeriy Zolotukhin in Magicians (1982)
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    Aleksandr Abdulov, Mikhail Svetin, and Emmanuil Vitorgan in Magicians (1982)
    Aleksandr Abdulov in Magicians (1982)

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    Alexandra Yakovleva
    Alexandra Yakovleva
    • Alyona 'Alyonushka' Sanina
    • (as Aleksandra Yakovleva)
    Aleksandr Abdulov
    Aleksandr Abdulov
    • Ivan 'Ivanushka' Pukhov
    Yekaterina Vasilyeva
    Yekaterina Vasilyeva
    • Kira Anatolyevna Shemakhanskaya
    Valentin Gaft
    Valentin Gaft
    • Apollon Mitrofanovich Sataneev
    Valeriy Zolotukhin
    Valeriy Zolotukhin
    • Ivan Kivrin
    Emmanuil Vitorgan
    Emmanuil Vitorgan
    • Viktor Kovrov
    Mikhail Svetin
    Mikhail Svetin
    • Foma Ostapych Bryl'
    Roman Filippov
    Roman Filippov
    • Modest Kamneyedov
    Anna Ashimova
    Anna Ashimova
    • Nina Pukhova
    • (as Anya Ashimova)
    Semyon Farada
    Semyon Farada
    • Gost' s Yuga (Guest from South)
    Ye. Abramova
    • Verochka
    I. Belger
    • Katen'ka
    Vera Smolyanitskaya
    Vera Smolyanitskaya
    • A master of a speaking cat
    • (as V. Smolyanitskaya)
    Liliya Makeyeva
    Liliya Makeyeva
    • Olga
    • (as L. Makeyeva)
    Leonid Kharitonov
    Leonid Kharitonov
    • Amatin
    • (as L. Kharitonov)
    Nikolay Parfyonov
    Nikolay Parfyonov
    • Trainmaster
    • (as N. Parfyonov)
    L. Alekseyeva
    L. Alekseyeva
    Vadim Arlakhov
    • Director
      • Konstantin Bromberg
    • Writers
      • Arkadiy Strugatskiy(novel "Ponedelnik nachinaetsya v subbotu") (screenplay)
      • Boris Strugatskiy(novel "Ponedelnik nachinaetsya v subbotu") (screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Liliya Makeyeva's debut.
    • Connections
      Featured in Ravnyaetsya odnomu Gaftu (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Zagadka zhenshchiny
      ("A woman's enigma")

      Music by Evgeniy Krylatov

      Lyrics by Leonid Derbenyov

      Performed by Irina Otiyeva

    User reviews7

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    The right film to watch on a New Year Eve.
    This is a movie loosely based on the novel written by the Strugatsky brothers "Monday Begins on Saturday". It`s pretty far from the original text and that`s why all Russian SF fans are not happy with. But the script is also written by the Strugatskys, so I think it`s fair to write a new story rather than use the existed one. If one can "forget" about the book while watching this movie it is fairly witty, funny and kind love story. The songs became hits back in 1982. The cast is wonderful, basically every face you see in this movie is a famous actor or actress. Most of the cast are brilliant dramatic or character actor/actress. There are also lots of Soviet lifestyle in-jokes, which you understand only if you are a Russian over 15 years old (the younger ones don`t remember the Soviet reality). The movie is worthy a watch.
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    • Aug 14, 2000

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    • Release date
      • December 31, 1982 (Soviet Union)
    • Country of origin
      • Soviet Union
    • Language
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Чарівники
    • Production companies
      • Odessa Film Studios
      • Gosteleradio USSR
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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