A Funny Dream, or Laughter and Tears
Веселое сновидение, или смех сквозь слезы
Synopsis
A student and chess lover Andrey Popov, while getting sick the night before a chess game with a chess world champion Karpov, falls asleep and is having a dream. In this dream, he finds himself in a kingdom ruled by chess figures and playing cards. Chess figures (who are in power) are in a state of sadness due to a misterious disease that struck their young prince. While Andrey attempts to help them, the cards are preparing a coup...
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Sergei Krupennikov
Andrey Popov
Yuliya Shulepova
Prince / Princess
Sergei Filippov
Chess King
Vladimir Trukhanov
Pattison
Georgiy Vitsin
Krivello / Jack of Spades
Valentina Kosobutskaya
Dvuliche / Queen of Spades
Oleg Popov
Mag Univer
Valentin Nikulin
Joker
Yevgeni Morgunov
Tuz
Valentina Kovel
Kargan / Queen of Spades
Anatoly Alekseev
chief of the guard
Yevgeniya Vetlova
Evgeniya Aleksandrovna
Pavel Pankov
doctor
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Igor Usov
- Screenplay & Story
- Arnold Vitol, Sergey Mikhalkov, T. Kalinina, Yuri Kholin
- Original Score
- Andrey Petrov
- Original Title
- Веселое сновидение, или смех сквозь слезы
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 2h 13m
- Production Studios
- Lenfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Igor Usov
Arnold Vitol, Sergey Mikhalkov, T. Kalinina, Yuri Kholin
Andrey Petrov
Alexander Dibrivny
Tatyana Shapiro
Viktor Borodin, V. Kazuto
Department Leadership Roster
Igor Usov
Director
Arnold Vitol
Writer
Igor Vuskovich
Production Design
Alexander Dibrivny
Director of Photography
Andrey Petrov
Original Music Composer
Tatyana Shapiro
Editor
Liliya Moshkina
Costume Design
Production Stills & Gallery
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What is A Funny Dream, or Laughter and Tears about?
A student and chess lover Andrey Popov, while getting sick the night before a chess game with a chess world champion Karpov, falls asleep and is having a dream. In this dream, he finds himself in a kingdom ruled by chess figures and playing cards. Chess figures (who are in power) are in a state of sadness due to a misterious disease that struck their young prince. While Andrey attempts to help them, the cards are preparing a coup...
Who directed A Funny Dream, or Laughter and Tears?
A Funny Dream, or Laughter and Tears was directed by Igor Usov.
Who stars in A Funny Dream, or Laughter and Tears?
The principal cast of A Funny Dream, or Laughter and Tears includes Sergei Krupennikov, Yuliya Shulepova, Sergei Filippov, Vladimir Trukhanov, Georgiy Vitsin.
When was A Funny Dream, or Laughter and Tears released and how long is it?
A Funny Dream, or Laughter and Tears was released in 1976 with a total runtime of 2h 13m.
Who composed the musical score for A Funny Dream, or Laughter and Tears?
The original motion picture soundtrack for A Funny Dream, or Laughter and Tears was composed by Andrey Petrov.