Zigzag of Success
Genres
Overview
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...
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
88 min
Release Date
1968-12-30
Status
Released
Original Language
Russian
Vote Count
33
Vote Average
6.3
Evgeni Leonov
Vladimir Oreshnikov
Irina Skobtseva
Lidiya Sergeyevna
Valentina Talyzina
Alevtina Vasiliyevna
Evgeniy Evstigneev
Ivan Kalachyov
Aleksei Gribov
Polotentsev
Gotlib Roninson
Lidiya's Husband
Georgi Burkov
Petya
Valentina Telichkina
Olya
Svetlana Starikova
Ira
Boris Suslov
Yura
Nina Sazonova
Mariya Petrovna
Viktor Shulgin
Vasili Aleksandrovich
Antonina Dmitrieva
Feliks Yavorsky
Vladimir Gulyaev
Ekaterina Savinova
Zoya Isayeva
Nina Agapova
Vitaliy Komissarov
Viktor Kolpakov
German Kachin
Vera Burlakova
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