A Friend in Court Is Better... (1959)
Director of Museum of local lore Ivan Bazhanov, being an enthusiast of the business, went treasure hunting, taking with him a few accidentally encountered people. They understand in pursuit of the treasure that sincere friendship is priceless.
Director:
Gennadi Kazansky
Writers:
Boris Laskin, Vladimir Polyakov.
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Aleksandr Nikitin as Ivan Andreevich Bazhanov |
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Pavel Rudakov as Vasily Vasilievich Gulyaev, the driver |
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Lyudmila Shagalova as Koretskaya |
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Viktor Chekmaryov as archivist |
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Sergei Filippov as hotel administrator |
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Stepan Krylov as Mikhail Fedorovich Apukhtin |
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Evgeni Leonov as Ivan Sergeyevich Mukhin |
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Aleksei Smirnov as driver of the truck |
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Arkadi Trusov as Kuzma Yegorovich, the forester |
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Anatoli Abramov as policeman (uncredited) |
| Writing | Boris Laskin | Screenplay |
| Writing | Vladimir Polyakov | Screenplay |
| Directing | Gennadi Kazansky | Director |
| Sound | Nadezhda Simonyan | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Lev Makhtin | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Muzakir Shurukov | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Aleksandr Sysoyev | Camera Operator |
| Art | Abram Veksler | Production Design |
| Art | Evgeny Eney | Production Design |
| Sound | Rostislav Lapinskiy | Sound Director |
| Visual Effects | Mikhail Pokrovskiy | Visual Effects Camera |
| Visual Effects | Mikhail Shamkovich | Visual Effects Camera |
| Visual Effects | Mikhail Golovatinskiy | VFX Artist |
| Writing | Boris Semyonov | Lyricist |
| Writing | Arnold Vitol | Script Editor |
| Production | Tamara Samoznayeva | Executive Producer |
