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Troublemaker
Troublemaker
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Troublemaker

Original Title: Баламут

1979
1h 25m
Comedy
Romance

Status

Released

Release

1979

Runtime

1h 25m

Where to Watch

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Storyline

A graduate of the village school Pyotr Gorokhov from the village of Dyadkovo comes to Moscow to enter a prestigious economic university; he succeeds, albeit literally by a miracle. However, Petya was always helped out by chance and mysticism. Compared to other students (mostly Muscovites and residents of other big cities), this guy from the province stands out sharply — both in manners, in reprimand, and in behavior. Accustomed to defend their principles to the end of Gorokhov was called Balamut (Troublemaker). Nevertheless, in the student community, he quickly mastered and became a leader. Everything would be fine, but he has two problems — unrequited love for the dark-skinned beauty from Cuba and English...

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 25m
Sep 17, 1979
Languages
Russian
Director
Vladimir Rogovoy
Vladimir Rogovoy
Production
Gorky Film Studios
Gorky Film Studios
Production Countries
Soviet Union

Top Cast

32 Cast Members

Vadim Andreyev

Vadim Andreyev

Pyotr Gorokhov

Natalya Kaznacheyeva

Natalya Kaznacheyeva

Anya

Nikolai Denisov

Nikolai Denisov

Sanya

Vladimir Shikhov

Vladimir Shikhov

Ogorodnikov

Valentina Klyagina

Valentina Klyagina

Katya

Otkyam Iskenderov

Otkyam Iskenderov

Maksud

Noris Polastre

Noris Polastre

Noris

Evgeniy Karelskikh

Evgeniy Karelskikh

Serebryakov

Larisa Blinova

Larisa Blinova

Sinyakina

Yevgeniya Simonova

Yevgeniya Simonova

Valentina Nikolayevna

Vadim Zakharchenko

Vadim Zakharchenko

Kireyev

Yuriy Sarantsev

Yuriy Sarantsev

dean of the faculty

Varvara Obukhova

Varvara Obukhova

grandmother Matryona

Roman Filippov

Roman Filippov

Fyodor

Kapitolina Ilyenko

Kapitolina Ilyenko

grandmother Nastya

Yelena Bogdanova

Yelena Bogdanova

grandmother Dunya

Tatyana Bondarenko

Tatyana Bondarenko

student

Emmanuil Geller

Emmanuil Geller

Vladimir Mikhailovich

Boris Gitin

Boris Gitin

Kolya

Igraf Ioshka

Igraf Ioshka

gypsy

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