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Zigzag of Luck

Original title: Zigzag udachi
  • 1968
  • 1h 28m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
1.2K
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Evgeniy Leonov in Zigzag of Luck (1968)
Comedy

Winning the lottery turns into a problem when it became clear where the money for ticket was taken from.Winning the lottery turns into a problem when it became clear where the money for ticket was taken from.Winning the lottery turns into a problem when it became clear where the money for ticket was taken from.

  • Director
    • Eldar Ryazanov
  • Writers
    • Emil Braginskiy
    • Eldar Ryazanov
  • Stars
    • Evgeniy Leonov
    • Valentina Talyzina
    • Evgeniy Evstigneev
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    1.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Eldar Ryazanov
    • Writers
      • Emil Braginskiy
      • Eldar Ryazanov
    • Stars
      • Evgeniy Leonov
      • Valentina Talyzina
      • Evgeniy Evstigneev
    • 2User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Evgeniy Leonov
    Evgeniy Leonov
    • Oreshnikov
    Valentina Talyzina
    Valentina Talyzina
    • Alevtina
    Evgeniy Evstigneev
    Evgeniy Evstigneev
    • Kalachyov
    Irina Skobtseva
    Irina Skobtseva
    • Lidiya Sergeyevna
    Aleksey Gribov
    Aleksey Gribov
    • Polotenystev - Director of photographer's studio
    Gotlib Roninson
    Gotlib Roninson
    • Lidiya Sergeyevna's husband
    Georgiy Burkov
    Georgiy Burkov
    • Petya
    Valentina Telichkina
    Valentina Telichkina
    • Olya
    Svetlana Starikova
    Svetlana Starikova
    • Ira
    Boris Suslov
    Nina Agapova
    Nina Agapova
    Antonina Dmitrieva
    Zinoviy Gerdt
    Zinoviy Gerdt
      Vladimir Gulyaev
      Vladimir Gulyaev
      Zoya Isaeva
      Zoya Isaeva
        German Kachin
        German Kachin
        Viktor Kolpakov
        Viktor Kolpakov
        Vitaliy Komissarov
        Vitaliy Komissarov
        • Photographer
        • (as V. Komissarov)
        • Director
          • Eldar Ryazanov
        • Writers
          • Emil Braginskiy
          • Eldar Ryazanov
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        10drmd3000

        Great movie - insert comments here; Fave quotes

        Didn't expect much going into it. It is surprisingly well-tempered.

        The ending is iffy, and I found myself wishing for more, but it is genuinely funny and confronts the collective reality of the Soviet society fairly head-on.

        What I loved is the absolute wealth of twists in the movie. Some may count it as poverty of the premise. I think it adds to the charm.

        What are your favorite quotes?

        (Tell me if I got it wrong.)

        Everyone knows that women can't stand other women being right. Especially if they are prettier than they.
        RodrigAndrisan

        Boring!

        Only talk the whole movie, bored to death. I wanted to see it because of the director, who made some cool movies and because of the actor who was in the masterpiece "Kin-Dza-Dza!", Evgeniy Leonov.

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        • Release date
          • December 30, 1968 (Soviet Union)
        • Country of origin
          • Soviet Union
        • Language
          • Russian
        • Also known as
          • Cik-cak sreća
        • Production company
          • Mosfilm
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        • Runtime
          • 1h 28m(88 min)
        • Color
          • Black and White
        • Sound mix
          • Mono
        • Aspect ratio
          • 2.35 : 1

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