

How to Become Happy
Как стать счастливым
Synopsis
Once on New Year's Eve, Gosha met a strange old man who called himself an inventor. He kept his last invention in a suitcase and willingly determined with the help of this device the area and degree of giftedness of each person. He predicted the career of a clown to Gosha, but Gosha did not believe it and, contrary to the recommendations, became a journalist.
Top Cast
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- Director
- Yuri Chulyukin
- Screenplay & Story
- Georgi Kushnirenko, Yuri Chulyukin
- Original Score
- Vladimir Dashkevich
- Original Title
- Как стать счастливым
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Production Studios
- Mosfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Yuri Chulyukin
Georgi Kushnirenko, Yuri Chulyukin
Vladimir Dashkevich
Evgeniy Guslinskiy
Department Leadership Roster
Georgi Kushnirenko
Writer
Yuri Chulyukin
Writer
Yuri Chulyukin
Director
Pyotr Kiselyov
Production Design
Vladimir Dashkevich
Original Music Composer
Evgeniy Guslinskiy
Director of Photography
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Frequently Asked Questions About How to Become Happy
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is How to Become Happy about?
Once on New Year's Eve, Gosha met a strange old man who called himself an inventor. He kept his last invention in a suitcase and willingly determined with the help of this device the area and degree of giftedness of each person. He predicted the career of a clown to Gosha, but Gosha did not believe it and, contrary to the recommendations, became a journalist.
Who directed How to Become Happy?
How to Become Happy was directed by Yuri Chulyukin.
Who stars in How to Become Happy?
The principal cast of How to Become Happy includes Nikolai Karachentsov, Lev Durov, Marina Dyuzheva, Kirill Golovko-Sersky, Vsevolod Shilovsky.
When was How to Become Happy released and how long is it?
How to Become Happy was released in 1986 with a total runtime of 1h 29m.
Who composed the musical score for How to Become Happy?
The original motion picture soundtrack for How to Become Happy was composed by Vladimir Dashkevich.
