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Energetic People

Energetic People

Original Title: Энергичные люди

19882h 25m
Comedy

Status

Released

Release

1988

Runtime

2h 25m

Storyline

Aristarkh Petrovich Kuzkin, the manager of a store, finds himself in big trouble. His wife Vera, having discovered a letter from a woman named Sonya addressed to her husband, decides to take revenge by writing to the prosecutor about his fraudulent activities. Despite all attempts to convince Vera that Sonya's letter was nothing more than a joke, Aristarkh Petrovich and his accomplices are unable to avoid arrest...

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
2h 25m
Sep 4, 1988
Languages
Russian
Director
Vladimir Zakharov
Production
Central Television USSR
Central Television USSR
Production Countries
Soviet Union

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