Cast & Crew

Directed by

Georgiy Daneliya
(directed by)

Writing Credits

Georgiy Daneliya
(scenario) (as Gueorgui Danelia) and
Revaz Gabriadze
(scenario) and
Arkadiy Khayt
(scenario) (as Arkady Hait) and
Aleksandrov Konstantin
(scenario) (as Constantin Alexandrov) and
Philippe Ratton
(scenario)
Aleksandrov Konstantin
(dialogue) (as Constantin Alexandrov) and
Jean-Pierre Carrasso
(dialogue)
Georgiy Daneliya
(original idea) (as Gueorgui Danelia)

Cast

Gérard Darmon
Merab Papashvili / Yasha Papashvili
Natalya Gundareva
Inga - Yasha's Wife
Oleg Yankovskiy
Borya «Paris»
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
Semyon Klain «Senya»
Evgeniy Leonov
Austria Embassy Staff
Mamuka Kikaleishvili
Moisha Sepiashvili
Leonid Yarmolnik
Borya's Israeli Partner
Leo Pilpani
Vakhtang Papashvili
Ya'ackov Ben-Sira
Inga's Uncle
Sharon Hacohen
Bit Part
Nutsa Koguashvili
Bit Part
Nina Ter-Osipyan
Inga's Aunt
Kim Sullivan
Jane - American Journalist
Christian Fellat
Tengiz
Igor Kvasha
Chief Rabbi of Moscow Synagogue
Rocky Albert Nirschl
Gamlet - Tengiz's Companion from Murumbia
Aleksandr Berda
Vasily Kuzmich Ermakov
Claude Aviram
Waiter at Restaurant
Amiran Amiranashvili
Suren - Taxi Driver
Mzia Atanelov
Arab Girl in Car with Borya
Aleksandr Brodskiy
(as A. Brodskiy)
Shmuel Wolf
(as Sh. Volyf)
Levan Gabriadze
Merab's Colleague
Gelena Kirik
Airport Worker
Leri Gaprindashvili
Policeman
Vladimir Gusev
Ivan Petrovich Fyodorov
Ts. Dadiani
(as Ts. Dazhiani)
Moris Janashvili
Guest at Wedding
Nino Koberidze
Train Conductor
Darejan Jojua
Taxi Dispatcher
Veronika Izotova
Air Hostess
Smadar Kilchinsky
(as S. Kalchinskiy)
Sasha Klein
(as S. Klayn)
Yuriy Kushneryov
Doorman at Moscow Hotel Restaurant
Georgiy Kupriyanov
(as G. Kupriyanov)
Abesalom Loria
Trainmaster
Guram Lortkipanidze
Yashas Neighbor
Ruslan Mikaberidze
Mustafa
Dato Papuashvili
KGB Officer
Igor Piliev
(as I. Piliev)
Israel Rubinchik
(as I. Rubinchik)
Boris Smorchkov
Major at Police Station
Irina Fandera
(as I. Fandera)
Rene Khobua
(as R. Khobua) (credit only)
Galina Churilina
Airport Barmaid
Georgiy Daneliya
Arab with Donkey
Aleksandrov Konstantin
Waiter
Vladimir Korovkin
Gaoler
Evgeniy Kuleshov
Pilot
Roman Madyanov
Bit Part
Iosif Ryklin
Bit Part
Irina Shmelyova
Vasily's Girlfriend
Eduard Sushkov
Man on Plane

Produced by

Victor Freilich
producer
Aleksandrov Konstantin
presents (as Konstantin Aleksandrov)
Philippe Ratton
presents

Music by

Giya Kancheli

Cinematography by

Vadim Yusov

Editing by

Tatyana Egorycheva

Production Design by

Emanuel Amrami
Dimitri Takaishvili

Costume Design by

Sophie Quemener
Yekaterina Shishlina

Makeup Department

Lyudmila Alimkina
makeup artist
Nadia Kafian
key makeup artist
Philippe Tran Van
makeup artist

Production Management

Vladimir Dudin
production manager
Gadi Levy
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Michal Engel
first assistant director

Sound Department

Viktor Babushkin
sound engineer
Yevgeniy Bazanov
sound re-recordist (as Ye. Bazanov)
Paul Lainé
sound
Nadine Muse
sound editor
Aleksandr Pogosyan
sound

Special Effects by

V. Dvigubski
special effects
Pavel Khurumov
special effects (as P. Khurumov)
Pini Klavir
special effects coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

Nimi Getter
gaffer
Vladimir Gorshkov
camera operator

Editorial Department

Olga Grinshpun
assistant to editor
Bozhena Maslennikova
color timer (as B. Maslennikova)

Music Department

Viktor Babushkin
music recordist (as V. Babushkin)
L. Lukina
music editor
Sergei Scripka
conductor (as S. Skripka)

Additional Crew

Lyubov Gorina
story editor (as L. Gorina)
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