Zigzag of Success

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Zigzag of Success (1968)

Directed by Eldar Ryazanov

Comedy · 1h 28m

Photo studio "Contemporary" in a provincial town lives with its everyday problems. The director is concerned over the failure to fulfill the planned targets, receptionist Alevtina wants to get married, and photographer Vladimir Oreshnikov dreams of becoming a professional photographer. But suddenly luck smiles on Oreshnikov. He takes 20 rubles form the worker's mutual aid fund, buys a government lottery bond and wins 10,000 rubles. Oreshnikov wants to receive the win himself, but his colleagues object to him, because the money that he spent on the bond were public, hence the win should be divided equally among all workers. It creates a controversial situation, which is successfully resolved on the very eve of the New Year, under the chiming clock...

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Cast

Crew

Director
Eldar Ryazanov
Writer
Emil Braginskiy, Eldar Ryazanov
Director of Photography
Vladimir Nakhabtsev
Original Music Composer
Andrey Petrov
Editor
Yekaterina Ovsyannikova

Details

Original title
Зигзаг удачи
Release date
1968-12-30
Runtime
1h 28m
Genres
Comedy
Original language
RU
Spoken languages
Russian
Countries
Soviet Union
Production
Mosfilm