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Beware of the Car (Russian: Береги́сь автомоби́ля, translit. Beregis Avtomobilya, US titles Uncommon Thief, or Watch out for the Automobile) is a Soviet 1966 crime comedy-drama film directed by Eldar Ryazanov, based on a screenplay by Emil Braginsky and produced by the Mosfilm. The film stars renowned Soviet actors Innokenty Smoktunovsky, Oleg Yefremov, Anatoli Papanov, Andrei Mironov, Georgy Zhzhyonov, among others.
Beregis' Avtomobilya is recognized for its noir genre satire as uncommon part of the Brezhnevist society. It is credited to have given Ryazanov a start in depicting Soviet political structure satire as a class of comedy cult films.
Original Release
05/22/1966
US Release
11/30/1967
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy | Yury Detochkin |
| Oleg Efremov | Maxim Podberezovikov |
| Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya | Detochkin's Mother |
| Olga Aroseva | Lyuba |
| Andrey Mironov | Dima Semitsvetov |
| Anatoliy Papanov | Sokol-Kruzhkin |
| Tatyana Gavrilova | Inga Semitsvetova |
| Georgi Zhzhyonov | Officer |
| Evgeniy Evstigneev | Acting coach |
| Sergey Kulagin |
Directors
Writers
Eldar Ryazanov, Emil Braginskiy
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy | Yury Detochkin |
| Oleg Efremov | Maxim Podberezovikov |
| Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya | Detochkin's Mother |
| Olga Aroseva | Lyuba |
| Andrey Mironov | Dima Semitsvetov |
| Anatoliy Papanov | Sokol-Kruzhkin |
| Tatyana Gavrilova | Inga Semitsvetova |
| Georgi Zhzhyonov | Officer |
| Evgeniy Evstigneev | Acting coach |
| Sergey Kulagin | |
| Viktoriya Radunskaya | Podberezovikov's assistant |
| Gotlib Roninson | Senior Insurer |
| Boris Runge | (as B. Runge) / Unfortunate Passanger |
| Yakov Lents | (as Ya. Lents) / Tobacco Salesman |
| Vyacheslav Nevinnyy | Car mechanic |
| Donatas Banionis | Priest |
| Galina Volchek | Customer |
| Lyubov Sokolova | Judge |
| Antonina Maksimova | (as A. Maksimova) |
| Emiliya Milton | Pokupatelnitsa |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Evgeniy Golynskiy | Producer |
