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Release Date:
January 31, 1974
Original Title:
Невероятные приключения итальянцев в России
Alternate Titles:
A Mad, Mad, Mad Adventure in Russia
Neveroyatnye Priklyucheniya Italyantsev v Rossii
Una matta, matta, matta corsa in Russia
Итальянцы в России
Genres:
Adventure | Comedy
Production Companies:
DDL Cinematografica
Mosfilm
Production Countries:
Italy | Soviet Union
Ratings / Certifications:
RU: 12+
Runtime: 102
In Italy, a dying woman tells her granddaughter that she hid her treasure many years ago in Russia, in the city of Leningrad. Other people (who were around when she died) also learn about it. Thus several people arrive in Leningrad trying to find the treasure, each one for himself/herself. What's worse - the only information they have is that the treasure is under a lion - and it's in Leningrad, a city known by its numerous statues of lions. The story gets even more interesting when the soviet militia (police) learns about the whole thing and send an undercover agent...
Co-Director:
Franco Prosperi
Costume Design:
Lyudmila Mochalina
Director:
Eldar Ryazanov
Director of Photography:
Mikhail Bits
Gábor Pogány
Editor:
Inessa Brozhovskaya
Executive Producer:
Luigi De Laurentiis
Music:
Carlo Rustichelli
Producer:
Dino De Laurentiis
Production Design:
Mikhail Bogdanov
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