Eldar Ryazanov
The Golden Calf(1968)
This was the first Russian screen adaptation of the novel of the same name by Ilya Ilf and Yevgeny Petrov. Charming rogue and adventurer Ostap Bender is trying to get his hands on a million rubles and fulfill his childhood dream of moving to Rio de Janeiro. All he has to do is swindle the money from underground millionaire Alexander Koreiko. For Bender, nothing is impossible! Of the six film adaptations of ‘The Golden Calf’, this movie is considered a cult classic and is included in ‘Mosfilm’ studio's ‘Golden Collection’.
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Duration:
172 minutes
Number of episodes:
2
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Leonid Gaidai
Eldar Ryazanov
Vladimir Menshov
Leonid Gaidai
Leonid Gaidai
Yuri Chulyukin
Elem Klimov
Leonid Gaidai
Eldar Ryazanov
Alexander Sery
Gerald Bezhanov
Georgy Daneliya
Franco Prosperi, Eldar Ryazanov
Eldar Ryazanov
Georgy Daneliya
Karen Shakhnazarov
Mikhail Schweitzer
Nikita Mikhalkov
