Zigzag of Success
movie

Released December 30, 1968
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...
Cast

Evgeni Leonov
as
Vladimir Oreshnikov

Irina Skobtseva
as
Lidiya Sergeyevna

Valentina Talyzina
as
Alevtina Vasiliyevna

Evgeniy Evstigneev
as
Ivan Kalachyov

Aleksei Gribov
as
Polotentsev

Gotlib Roninson
as
Lidiya's Husband

Georgi Burkov
as
Petya

Valentina Telichkina
as
Olya

Svetlana Starikova
as
Ira
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Boris Suslov
as
Yura

Nina Sazonova
as
Mariya Petrovna

Viktor Shulgin
as
Vasili Aleksandrovich
Crew

Eldar Ryazanov
as
Director

Fyodor Khitruk
as
Animation Director

Eduard Nazarov
as
Animation Director

Vladimir Zuykov
as
Animation Director

Emil Braginskiy
as
Writer

Eldar Ryazanov
as
Writer

Vladimir Nakhabtsev
as
Director of Photography
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Sergey Voronkov
as
Production Design
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Ippolit Novoderyozhkin
as
Production Design

Andrey Petrov
as
Original Music Composer
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Valeri Popov
as
Sound

Olga Kruchinina
as
Costume Design