Believe It or Not
Небывальщина
Synopsis
Musical comedy based on the story of V.Shishkov "Divers", as well as Russian legends, songs, fairy tales and ditties. A scattering of mischievous jokes, short scenes, aphorisms, silly songs, jokes, ditties, jokes - this is the wealth of funny folklore and became the basis of the film, united by three main characters: a nedotep, an eccentric village inventor Bobyl and a brave Soldier.
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Sergey Ovcharov
- Screenplay & Story
- Vyacheslav Shishkov, Sergey Ovcharov, Irina Tarsanova, Dmitry Likhachev, V. Bakhtin
- Original Score
- Igor Matsievskiy
- Original Title
- Небывальщина
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Production Studios
- Lenfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Sergey Ovcharov
Vyacheslav Shishkov, Sergey Ovcharov, Irina Tarsanova, Dmitry Likhachev, V. Bakhtin
Igor Matsievskiy
Valery Fedosov
Olga Amosova
Viktor Izvekov
Department Leadership Roster
Valery Fedosov
Director of Photography
Sergey Ovcharov
Director
Sergey Ovcharov
Writer
Viktor Amelchenkov
Production Design
Igor Matsievskiy
Original Music Composer
Galina Deyeva
Costume Design
Olga Amosova
Editor
Oleg Korytin
Stunt Coordinator
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What is Believe It or Not about?
Musical comedy based on the story of V.Shishkov "Divers", as well as Russian legends, songs, fairy tales and ditties. A scattering of mischievous jokes, short scenes, aphorisms, silly songs, jokes, ditties, jokes - this is the wealth of funny folklore and became the basis of the film, united by three main characters: a nedotep, an eccentric village inventor Bobyl and a brave Soldier.
Who directed Believe It or Not?
Believe It or Not was directed by Sergey Ovcharov.
Who stars in Believe It or Not?
The principal cast of Believe It or Not includes Aleksei Buldakov, Vyacheslav Polunin, Alexander Kuznetsov, Nina Usatova, Sergey Bekhterev.
When was Believe It or Not released and how long is it?
Believe It or Not was released in 1983 with a total runtime of 1h 12m.
Who composed the musical score for Believe It or Not?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Believe It or Not was composed by Igor Matsievskiy.