''Absolutely Seriously'' (russian: Совершенно серьёзно) is a 1961 Soviet

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term ori ...

anthology film directed by

Eldar Ryazanov Eldar Aleksandrovich Ryazanov (russian: Эльдар Александрович Рязанов; 18 November 1927 – 30 November 2015) was a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, poet, actor and pedagogue whose popular comedies, satiriz ...

, Naum Trakhtenberg, Eduard Zmoiro, Vladimir Semakov and

Leonid Gaidai Leonid Iovich Gaidai (russian: Леонид Иович Гайдай; 30 January 1923 – 19 November 1993) was a Soviet and Russian comedy film director, screenwriter and actor who enjoyed immense popularity and broad public recognition in the fo ...

Plot

The film is a comedy almanac, which includes five short stories. *

Sergey Filippov Sergey Nikolayevich Filippov (russian: Сергей Николаевич Филиппов, 24 June 1912— 19 April 1990) was a Soviet and Russian film and stage actor and comedian, best known for his parts in films ''Adventures of Korzinkina'' ...

cameo Cameo or CAMEO may refer to: * Cameo appearance, a brief appearance of a known figure in a film or television show * Cameo (carving), a method of carving, making use of layers of different colours, or an item made with such a method Music * ...

, almanac presenter * Pavel Tarasov as movie critic * Pyotr Repnin as movie critic * Igor Sretensky as screenwriter

How Robinson Was Created

Anatoli Papanov Anatoli Dmitrievich Papanov (russian: Анатолий Дмитриевич Папанов, links=https://ru.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Папанов,_Анатолий_Дмитриевич, translit=Anatoliy Dmitriyevich Papanov, label=; 31 October 1 ...

as editor of magazine "Adventure Business" *

as writer Moldavantsev/

Robinson Crusoe ''Robinson Crusoe'' () is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on 25 April 1719. The first edition credited the work's protagonist Robinson Crusoe as its author, leading many readers to believe he was a real person and the book a tr ...

Zinovy Gerdt Zinovy Yefimovich Gerdt (russian: Зино́вий Ефи́мович Гердт, which is a pseudonym, his real name being Zalman Afroimovich Khrapinovich (За́лман Афро́имович Храпино́вич); 21 September 1916 in Seb ...

as narrator (uncredited)

A Story with Pirozhki

Rostislav Plyatt Rostislav Yanovich Plyatt (russian: Ростислав Янович Плятт; — 30 June 1989) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor. He was named People's Artist of the USSR in 1961 and awarded the USSR State Prize in 1982. Biography ...

as customer *Georgy Georgiu as store manager *

Boris Novikov Boris Kuzmich Novikov (russian: Бори́с Кузьми́ч Но́виков; 13 July 1925, Ryazhsk, Ryazan Governorate, RSFSR — 25 July 1997, Moscow) was a Soviet actor of theater and cinema. People's Artist of Russia (1994). Biography Bo ...

as chief of department * Emma Treyvas as chief of section *

Svetlana Kharitonova Svetlana Nikolayevna Kharitonova (russian: Светлана Николаевна Харитонова; 30 January 1932, in Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capi ...

as cashier Tonechka *

Rina Zelyonaya Ekaterina Vasilyevna Zelyonaya (russian: link=no, Екатерина Васильевна Зелёная); ( — 1 April 1991, Moscow), better known by her stage name Rina Zelyonaya, was a Soviet actress, singer and comedian. She was named Peopl ...

as lady in queue

Foreigners

*Vladimir Kulik as Zhora Volobuyev the

stilyaga Stilyagi ( rus, стиляги, p=sʲtʲɪˈlʲæɡʲɪ, "stylish, style hunters") were members of a youth counterculture from the late 1940s until the early 1960s in the Soviet Union. A stilyaga ( rus, стиляга, p=sʲtʲɪˈlʲaɡə) w ...

*Maria Mironova as Zhora's mother *Maria Kravchunovskaya as Zhora's grandmother * Aleksandr Belyavsky as "Frank" the journalist *Ilya Rutberg as Edik "Kosoi" the stilyaga *Tatiana Bestaeva as "Mary" the stilyaga

Bon Appetit

* Serafim Anikeyev as visitor, the former waiter * Marina Polbentseva as waiter * Olga Viklandt as barmaid * Nina Mager as young waiter * Yelizaveta Nikishchikhina as café visitor (uncredited) * Pavel Vinnik as cook (uncredited) *

Georgy Millyar Georgy Frantsevich Millyar, sometimes spelled Milliar (russian: Георгий Францевич Милляр; 7 November 1903 in Moscow – 4 June 1993 in Moscow), was a Soviet and Russian actor, best known for playing evil spirits in Soviet fa ...

as doorman (uncredited)

Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross ''Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross'' or (russian: Пёс Барбос и необычный кросс, Pyos Barbos i neobychnij kross) is a 1961 Soviet short comedy film directed by Leonid Gaidai. Plot A trio of petty criminals – The Coward, The ...

Yevgeny Morgunov Yevgeny Alexandrovich Morgunov (russian: Евге́ний Алекса́ндрович Моргуно́в; April 27, 1927 – June 25, 1999) was a Soviet and Russian actor, film director, and script writer, Merited Artist of Russian SFSR (1978 ...

as Pro *

Yuri Nikulin Yuri Vladimirovich Nikulin (russian: Юрий Владимирович Никулин; 18 December 1921 – 21 August 1997) was a Soviet and Russian actor and clown who starred in many popular films. He is best known for his roles in Leonid ...

as Fool *

Georgy Vitsin Georgy Mikhailovich Vitsin (russian: Георгий Михайлович Вицин; 18 April 1917 – 22 October 2001) was a Soviet and Russian actor. People's Artist of the USSR (1990). Biography Vitsin was born in Terijoki, former Finla ...

Совершенно серьёзно (1961) Full Cast & Crew
/ref> as Coward *Dog Bryokh as Dog Barbos *

as fishery supervision inspector in a boat

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=0055468 1961 comedy films 1961 films Films scored by Aleksandr Zatsepin Russian anthology films Russian comedy films 1960s Russian-language films Soviet comedy films