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Misc. original vintage movie poster for the 1967 Soviet slapstick comedy film,
"Kidnapping, Caucasian Style" (original Russian title: Kavkazskaya plennitsa, ili Novye priklyucheniya Shurika), directed by Leonid Gaidai. It is considered a semi-sequel to the popular 1965 film Operation Y and Shurik's Other Adventures, and features the main character Shurik, an ethnography student.
Film Details
English Title: Kidnapping, Caucasian Style, or Prisoner of the Caucasus, or Shurik's New Adventures
Director: Leonid Gaidai
Production Company: Mosfilm
Release Date: April 3, 1967 (in the USSR)
Main Cast: Aleksandr Demyanenko, Natalya Varley, Vladimir Etush, Frunzik Mkrtchyan, Ruslan Akhmetov, Yuri Nikulin, Georgiy Vitsin, and Yevgeny Morgunov.
Plot: A naive student named Shurik travels to the Caucasus in search of folklore and local traditions. He is tricked by a wealthy official into unwittingly helping to kidnap a local beautiful girl, Nina, whom the official wants to marry. Upon realizing the truth, Shurik goes on a mission to rescue her.
Poster Information
Illustrator/Artist: Y. Smirennov
Description: The colorful poster features illustrations of the characters, including the bumbling trio of "Coward," "Fool," and "Pro" (Yuri Nikulin, Georgiy Vitsin, and Yevgeny Morgunov), along with Shurik and a central image of the captured girl. |
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