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Courier

Original title: Kuryer
  • 1986
  • R
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
6.1K
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Fyodor Dunayevsky and Anastasiya Nemolyaeva in Courier (1986)
ComedyDramaRomance

A teenage boy goes about his life during the fall of communism in the Soviet Union.A teenage boy goes about his life during the fall of communism in the Soviet Union.A teenage boy goes about his life during the fall of communism in the Soviet Union.

  • Director
    • Karen Shakhnazarov
  • Writers
    • Aleksandr Borodyanskiy
    • Karen Shakhnazarov
  • Stars
    • Fyodor Dunayevsky
    • Anastasiya Nemolyaeva
    • Oleg Basilashvili
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    6.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Karen Shakhnazarov
    • Writers
      • Aleksandr Borodyanskiy
      • Karen Shakhnazarov
    • Stars
      • Fyodor Dunayevsky
      • Anastasiya Nemolyaeva
      • Oleg Basilashvili
    • 9User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Fyodor Dunayevsky
    Fyodor Dunayevsky
    • Ivan Miroshnikov
    Anastasiya Nemolyaeva
    Anastasiya Nemolyaeva
    • Katya Kuznetsova
    Oleg Basilashvili
    Oleg Basilashvili
    • Semyon Petrovich Kuznetsov
    Inna Churikova
    Inna Churikova
    • Lidiya Alekseyevna Miroshnikova
    Svetlana Kryuchkova
    Svetlana Kryuchkova
    • Zinaida Pavlovna
    Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy
    Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy
    • Stepan Afanasyevich Makarov
    Vladimir Menshov
    Vladimir Menshov
    • Oleg Nikolaevich
    Aleftina Evdokimova
    Aleftina Evdokimova
    • Mariya Viktorovna Kuznetsova
    • (as Alevtina Yevdokimova)
    Yevdokiya Urusova
    Yevdokiya Urusova
    • Agnessa Ivanovna
    Vladimir Smirnov
    Vladimir Smirnov
    • Kolya Bazin
    Andrei Vertogradov
    Andrei Vertogradov
    • Fyodor Ivanovich Miroshnikov
    • (as A. Vertogradov)
    Z. Dianova
    Eleonora Zubkova
    Eleonora Zubkova
    • Birthday Guest
    • (as E. Zubkova)
    Nikolay Kornoukhov
    Nikolay Kornoukhov
    • Sotrudnik otdela kadrov
    • (as N. Kornaukhov)
    Larisa Kurdyumova
    • Birthday Guest
    • (as L. Kurdyumova)
    Olimpiada Kalmykova
    • Birthday Guest
    • (as O. Kalmykova)
    Vera Sotnikova
    Vera Sotnikova
    • Natasha
    • (as V. Sotnikova)
    Alika Smekhova
    Alika Smekhova
    • Nina
    • (as A. Smekhova)
    • Director
      • Karen Shakhnazarov
    • Writers
      • Aleksandr Borodyanskiy
      • Karen Shakhnazarov
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    • Trivia
      Seeing from advance screenings that the film was appealing largely to teenage audiences, the original June release date was postponed since in the USSR at that time young people tended to engage in outdoor activities or leave town for travel during the summer.
    • Connections
      Features Champion of Death (1975)
    • Soundtracks
      Trava u doma
      Music by Vladimir Migulya
      Lyrics by Anatoliy Poperechnyy
      Performed by Fyodor Dunayevsky and Inna Churikova

    User reviews9

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    9/10

    Combination of Shukshin's tragicomedy and Ryazanov's humor...

    I first saw "Kuryer" when I was 8. All I remember is the change of moods that it inspired in me--from tears of laughter to gloomy sadness. Were I born 6-7 years earlier, I might have very well experienced the dillemmas that confronted the young hero of this film...
    • LE020
    • May 7, 2002
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 29, 1986 (Soviet Union)
    • Country of origin
      • Soviet Union
    • Official site
      • Mosfilm [rus]
    • Language
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • The Messenger Boy
    • Production company
      • Mosfilm
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $20,192
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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