The Cat in the Bag
Кот в мешке
Synopsis
Under the guise of "student construction team of graduate students" a brigade of "covenants" arrives to the collective farm, expecting to get one thousand rubles for the construction of the "fountainarium" that is not envisaged by the estimate. However, under the gun of a local photo correspondent and the close attention of the collective farmers, Ruslan Ruslanych, a student of evening school, drunkard Tyulkin, illuminator in the theater Savchuk and hiding from alimony Panin, in order not to give himself away, are forced to work diligently and to be rehabilitated.
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Boryslav Brondukov
Tyulkin
Stanislav Sadalskiy
Ruslanych
Viktor Ilichyov
Savchuk
Oleg Anofriev
Panin
Tatyana Novitskaya
Alevtina
Ivan Ryzhov
grandfather Timonya
Mariya Skvortsova
grandmother Lena
Svetlana Kharitonova
Gromova
Andrei Petrov
farm chairman
Lyudmila Ivanova
Lykin's mother
Tatyana Khoroshevtseva
Katya the telephonist
Lidiya Ryumina
Alevtina's mother
Aleksandr Pashutin
head of the club
Rudolf Rudin
theater director
Sergei Klokov
Grishka
Ilya Terekhovsky
Mishka
Larisa Barabanova
collective farmer
Nina Beloborodova
collective farmer
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Georgi Shchukin
- Screenplay & Story
- Aleksandr Borodyanskiy, Georgi Shchukin, Oleg Anofriev, Ella Korsunskya
- Original Score
- Larisa Kritskaya
- Original Title
- Кот в мешке
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Production Studios
- Mosfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Georgi Shchukin
Aleksandr Borodyanskiy, Georgi Shchukin, Oleg Anofriev, Ella Korsunskya
Larisa Kritskaya
Georgiy Kupriyanov
Yevgeniya Andreyeva
Yevgenia Nagornaya
Department Leadership Roster
Georgi Shchukin
Director
Aleksandr Borodyanskiy
Writer
Larisa Kritskaya
Original Music Composer
Georgi Shchukin
Writer
Vasiliy Shcherbak
Production Design
Yevgeniya Andreyeva
Editor
Georgiy Kupriyanov
Director of Photography
S. Zhunusova
Costume Design
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What is The Cat in the Bag about?
Under the guise of "student construction team of graduate students" a brigade of "covenants" arrives to the collective farm, expecting to get one thousand rubles for the construction of the "fountainarium" that is not envisaged by the estimate. However, under the gun of a local photo correspondent and the close attention of the collective farmers, Ruslan Ruslanych, a student of evening school, drunkard Tyulkin, illuminator in the theater Savchuk and hiding from alimony Panin, in order not to give himself away, are forced to work diligently and to be rehabilitated.
Who directed The Cat in the Bag?
The Cat in the Bag was directed by Georgi Shchukin.
Who stars in The Cat in the Bag?
The principal cast of The Cat in the Bag includes Boryslav Brondukov, Stanislav Sadalskiy, Viktor Ilichyov, Oleg Anofriev, Tatyana Novitskaya.
When was The Cat in the Bag released and how long is it?
The Cat in the Bag was released in 1979 with a total runtime of 1h 23m.
Who composed the musical score for The Cat in the Bag?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Cat in the Bag was composed by Larisa Kritskaya.