Beware of the Car

Infobox Film
name = Watch Out for the Automobile

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caption = Soviet billboard theatrical poster of the film
director = Eldar Ryazanov
producer =
writer = Emil Braginsky
Eldar Ryazanov
narrator = Yuri Yakovlev
starring = Innokenty Smoktunovsky
Oleg Yefremov
Andrei Mironov
Anatoli Papanov
Georgy Zhzhyonov
music = Andrei Petrov
cinematography = Anatoliy Mukasey
Vladimir Nakhabtsev
editing = Yekaterina Ovsyannikova
distributor = Mosfilm
released = fy|1966
runtime = 94 min.
country = USSR
language = Russian
budget =
gross =
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amg_id = 1:115001
imdb_id = 0060161

Beware of the Car ( _ru. "Береги́сь автомоби́ля", translit|Beregis Avtomobilya, US screen names: "Uncommon Thief" or "Watch out for the Automobile") is a Soviet fy|1966 crime comedy film directed by Eldar Ryazanov based on a screenplay by Emil Braginsky. Produced by Mosfilm.

It is often credited as one of the best Soviet (Russian) comediesFact|date=June 2008 (although a DVD with English subtitles is not currently available). The film includes a star cast of Innokenty Smoktunovsky, Oleg Yefremov, Anatoli Papanov, Andrei Mironov, Georgy Zhzhyonov, and others.

Plot summary

The movie plot evolves around Yuri Detochkin, a humble insurance agent, who steals cars from crooks in a Robin Hood way, disappointed by the Militsiya (Russian police) being unable to fight them efficiently. He sells the cars and transfers the money to the accounts of various orphanages. Maxim Podberyozovikov investigates his crimes and tries to prosecute him, but faces a serious moral problem in doing that.

Cast

* Innokenty Smoktunovsky as "Yury Detochkin", an insurer
* Oleg Yefremov as "Maxim Podberezovikov", a government investigator on Detochkin's Case
* Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya as "Detochkin's Mother"
* Olga Aroseva as "Lyuba", a trolley-bus driver, Detochkin's fiance
* Andrei Mironov as "Dima Semicvetov"
* Anatoli Papanov as "Sokol-Kruzhkin", father-in-law of Dima Semicvetov
* Tatyana Gavrilova as "Inga Semicvetova", wife of Dima Semicvetov
* Georgy Zhzhyonov as "Militiaman"
* Evgeni Evstigneev as "Acting coach"
* Donatas Banionis as "Priest, buyer of Detochkin's Volga car"
* Lyubov Sokolova as "Judge"
* Vyacheslav Nevinnyy as "Car mechanic"
* Gotlib Roninson as "Yakov Mihailovich", Senior Insurer, Chief of Detochkin
* Galina Volchek as "Customer"
* Sergey Kulagin as "Pub director"
* Yakov Lents as "Tobacconist's shop seller"
* Nikolay Parfyonov as "Public prosecutor"
* Victoria Radunskaya as "Tanya", criminalist
* Boris Runge as "a man with suitcases"
* Antonina Maksimova
* Antonina Dmitrieva
* Nina Krachkovskaya

Voice cast

* Author's narration read by Yuri Yakovlev

Trivia

* The waltz [http://music70-80.narod.ru/mp/Muz/Beregis_avtomobily.mp3 Waltz - instrumental - MP3 - 3,7 MB - 128 Kbps] at [http://music70-80.narod.ru/muz-1.htm Cinema music (1938 - 1985)] website ru icon] performed in the film during the scene of Militiaman chasing Detochkin utilises the ьmuic piece (with no lyrics) from «Padam… Padam…» 1951 song by Édith Piaf. It's distinguished melody was composed by Andrey Petrov. Sergey Nikitin's repertoire includes a song named "Glassy Gentleman" (lyrics by Evgeny Evtushenko), which used a waltz from the film.

Awards

The film was the leader of Soviet film distribution for 1966 watched by 29 million people (11 place). Innokenty Smoktunovsky recognized as the Best Actor of 1966.

Awards: Edinburgh-66, Sidney-66, Melbourne-67, Cartagena-69.

References

External links

*imdb title|id=0060161|title=Beregis avtomobilya
* [http://russart.com/?moviepictures&mid=8 Screenshots]