Kidnapping, Caucasian Style
Seen it?1967 | 82 min | Comedy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 22 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1967: an older pace and style.
Shurik, a kind but naïve ethnography student, falls in love with the intelligent, athletic and beautiful All-Union Leninist Young Communist League member Nina. He has a rival in the wealthy comrade Saakhov, who concocts a kidnapping scheme to force Nina to marry him.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a modest audience; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 22K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Leonid Gaidai
- Aleksandr DemyanenkoShurik
- Natalya VarleyNina
- Yuriy NikulinBalbes
- Georgiy VitsinTrus
- Yevgeni MorgunovByvalyy
- Vladimir Etushсomrade Saakhov
- Mher MkrtchyanDzhabrail
- Ruslan AkhmetovEdik
- Noy Avalianihotel worker
- Nina Grebeshkovadoctor