Simply Awful!
1982 Soviet film
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Simply Awful! (Russian: Просто ужас!, romanized: Prosto uzhas!) is a 1982 Soviet fantasy comedy film directed by Aleksandr Polynnikov based on the play of the same name by Yuri Sotnik.[1][2] It is the second adaptation of the play, the first one was Two Days of Miracles in 1970.
- Dima Zamulin
- Semyon Morozov
- Anna Tolstaya
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| Directed by | Aleksandr Polynnikov |
| Written by | Yaroslav Kharechko |
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| Cinematography | Arkady Povzner |
| Music by | Bogdan Trotskuk |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Plot
The film tells about the adventures of sixth grader Anton Murashov and his father, who are both convinced that it would be very easy to be a completely different person and do other tasks, perhaps even easier than being yourself. Father of Anton's friend invents the "Wish-fulfiller" and with the help of this machine Anton and Vadim Petrovich exchange places — Anton becomes a veterinarian, and his veterinarian father, a schoolboy.
Cast
- Dima Zamulin — Anton Murashov
- Semyon Morozov — Vadim Petrovich
- Anna Tolstaya — Alenka
- Galina Venevitinova — Marousia
- Alla Budnitskaya — Varvara Ivanovna
- Leonid Kuravlyov — Ruslan Ivanovich
- Elizaveta Nikishchihina — Anna Borisovna
- Yevgeniya Khanayeva — Antonina Georgievna
- Aleksandr Shirvindt — Chief Physician
- Lidia Ezhevskaya — Louise Vasilievna
- Natalya Krachkovskaya — Raisa Nikolaevna
- Sergey Golubkov — Serezha
- Natalya Seleznyova — girl with a wrench
- Liliya Gritsenko — teacher of geography
- Herman Kachin — Leonid Nikolaevich
- Vladimir Yumatov — friend of Murashov Sr.
- Tamara Yarenko — teacher[3]
- Alexander Glovyak — artist
- Natalya Kustinskaya — cat lady
- Vladimir Naumtsev — teacher of mathematics
- Elena Fetisenko — landlady
- Georgiy Georgiou — neighbor of the Murashovs
- Alexander Vasyushkin — cameo
- Yevgeny Morgunov — owner of the goat
- Valery Nosik — hunter
