Kidnapping, Caucasian Style
Original title: Kavkazskaya plennitsa, ili Novye priklyucheniya Shurika
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A young student Shurik comes to a remote mountainous region in search of ancient legends and traditions. Fooled by the corrupt local governor, he helps him to kidnap a beautiful young girl, ... Read allA young student Shurik comes to a remote mountainous region in search of ancient legends and traditions. Fooled by the corrupt local governor, he helps him to kidnap a beautiful young girl, but soon realizes what he's done.A young student Shurik comes to a remote mountainous region in search of ancient legends and traditions. Fooled by the corrupt local governor, he helps him to kidnap a beautiful young girl, but soon realizes what he's done.
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Noy Avaliani
- Rabotnik gostinitsy
- (as N. Avaliani)
Emmanuil Geller
- Shashlychnik
- (as E. Geller)
Mikhail Gluzskiy
- Administrator gostinitsy
- (as M. Gluzskiy)
Nina Grebeshkova
- Doktor
- (as N. Grebeshkova)
Georgiy Millyar
- Gostepriimnyy khozyain s rogom
- (as G. Millyar)
Donara Mkrtchyan
- Zhena Dzhabraila
- (as D. Mkrtchyan)
Pyotr Repnin
- Glavvrach psikhbolnitsy
- (as N. Repnin)
Aleksey Stroev
- Alyosha
- (as A. Stroyev)
Nadezhda Rumyantseva
- Nina
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Mikhail Sodorskiy
- Gost
- (uncredited)
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10dumitru
It's one of the best films I've ever seen. A really nice, good, old comedy. It's a real 10. Same good as "Operatziya Y"
One of the best Russian (Former Soviet Union) comedies. Very light, funny and smart. I have watched it many times and had lots of good laugh. There is virtually no Russian who has not watched this good old classic comedy.
Ten without any doubts. An excellent example of Russian humour, the movie for all ages! I watched it many times (10 or so), but it never became boring for myself. Natalya Varley (Nina) is excellent in this film. Every film becomes funny if it is starring "the three": Nikulin Vitsin, Morgunov. But even considering this, "Kavkazskaya Plennitsa" is a piece of great play by them. I also like this film for the song: "A Song About Bears". You know, that the unofficial symbol of Russian people is the bear. Hear this song attentively. I think, that it is about Russian people.
The best decision for those, who don't speak Russian, is the movie in Russian with subtitles in your native language. But...Try to turn off the sound, I bet, that you shall easily understand the film even without it!
The best decision for those, who don't speak Russian, is the movie in Russian with subtitles in your native language. But...Try to turn off the sound, I bet, that you shall easily understand the film even without it!
Although CCS may not quite measure up to Gaidi's next offering, Diamond Arm, it is still a film that must be seen. Many reviewers have criticized these films as having too many "Russian inside jokes".As a non-Russian, I can't argue with this. But there is something much more universal here. Through the use of extraordinarily crisp dialog, pacing and an absolutely zany musical score, Gaidi has captured the quirky essence of humanity: the way we are fickle, selfish, lovable and blind to our own absurd behavior. These are some of the only movies that I would recommend watching with dubbed voices - it further adds to the wacky quality of the humor.
Finally, it is impossible to watch this movie and not adore Natalya Varley. She has a genuineness that grounds the whole film and makes you care about what's happening.
Finally, it is impossible to watch this movie and not adore Natalya Varley. She has a genuineness that grounds the whole film and makes you care about what's happening.
This film is another example of great Soviet comedies. The plot, although it is a comedy, but at the same time it has an adventure part, which concerns the rescue of a girl from captivity. The humor is absolutely not vulgar and is suitable for all ages. Acting is better than all praise.
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Did you know
- TriviaThe censors of Goskino had decided to prevent the film's release but Leonid Brezhnev, who was sworn in as the Soviet president less than a year before, saw the film and expressed his fondness for Leonid Gaidai's work. Due to Brezhnev's appreciation, the censors reconsidered their initial decision and the movie was officially released.
- GoofsWhen the kidnappers are running through the forest chased by a wild bear, the bear has a leather collar around its neck.
- Quotes
Coward: Life, as they say, is good!
Experienced: but the good life is even better!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Osennyaya pastoral (1971)
- SoundtracksPesenka o medvedyakh
(A Song about Bears)
Music by Aleksandr Zatsepin
Lyrics by Leonid Derbenyov
Performed by Aida Vedishcheva
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- Also known as
- Kidnapping Caucassian Style, or Shurik's New Adventures
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- RUR 25,313 (estimated)
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