Cast & Crew

Directed by

Leonid Gaidai
(directed by)
Risto Orko
(co-director)

Writing Credits

Vladlen Bakhnov
(screenplay) (as V. Bakhnov)
Leonid Gaidai
(screenplay) (as L. Gayday)
Maiju Lassila
(original concept)
Risto Orko
(screenplay)
Tapio Vilpponen
(screenplay)

Cast

Evgeniy Leonov
Antti Ihalainen
Vyacheslav Nevinnyy
Jussi Vatanen
Rita Polster
Anna-Liisa Ihalainen
Ritva Valkama
Miina Sormunen
Georgiy Vitsin
Tahvo Kenonen, tailor
Galina Polskikh
Kaisa Karhutar
Kauko Helovirta
Constable Torvelainen
Leo Lastumäki
Mulon Partanen
Pekka Autiovuori
Turtiainen
Olavi Ahonen
Ville Huttunen
Sergey Filippov
Hyvärinen
Nina Grebeshkova
Hyvärinen's wife
Mikhail Pugovkin
Police chief
Vera Ivleva
Anna-Kaisa Hyvärinen
Martti Pennanen
Blacksmith
Seela Sella
Washerwoman
Tapio Schestihin
Car owner
Ari Pohjalainen
Painter's apprentice
Simo Lahtinen
Kotilainen's son
Kauko Koivu
Blacksmith's assistant
Leonid Kuravlyov
Peasant
Nikolay Tengaev
Peasant
Viktor Uralskiy
Peasant
Roman Filippov
Mulon Partanen
Nikolay Grabbe
Constable Torvelainen
Eine Helke-Viljanen
Hyvärisen emäntä
Heikki Kinnunen
Narrator / Tahvo Kenonen (voice)
Antonina Konchakova
Anna-Liisa Ihalainen
Aleksandr Ryzhkov
Painter's apprentice
Yuriy Sarantsev
Ville Huttunen
Severi Seppänen
Ukko Hyvärinen
Aleksandr Shirvindt
Narrator
Maija-Leena Soinne
Kaisa Karhutar
Tamara Sovchi
Miina Sormunen
Aarno Sulkanen
Jussi Vatanen
Martti Tschokkinen
Ihalainen
Yrjö Tähtelä
Poliisipäällikkö
Igor Yasulovich
Turtiainen

Music by

Aleksandr Zatsepin
original music composer

Editing by

Klavdiya Aleyeva
(as Klavdiya Aleeva) (as K. Aleeva) (edited by)

Art Direction by

Robert MacKichan

Costume Design by

Zoya Dudorova
(as Z. Dudorova) (costume design)
Elsa Pättiniemi
(costume design)
Tapio Vilpponen
(as Roy) (costume design)

Makeup Department

Jelena Bogatireva
makeup artist
Elena Bogatyreva
makeup designer (as E. Bagatyreva)
Tatyana Kovrigina
makeup designer (as T. Kovrigina)

Production Management

German Krylov
production director (as G. Krylov)
Aune Kämäräinen
production secretary
Kare Orko
production director (as K. Orko)
Olavi Tuomi
unit production manager
Valentina Brusnika
production secretary (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Olavi Tuomi
assistant director (as O. Tuomi)
Marina Volovich
assistant director (as M. Volovich)

Art Department

Tapio Vilpponen
production design (as Roy) (as Roi)
Feliks Yasyukevich
production design

Sound Department

Viktor Babushkin
sound effects editor (as V. Babushkin)
Raisa Margachyova
sound designer (as R. Margachyova)
Pertti Salo
sound
Teuvo Hietanen
sound assistant (uncredited)
Matti Lehtonen
sound (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Ulf Bergström
visual effects camera (as U. Bergstrem) / visual effects camera
Aleksandr Klimenko
vfx artist

Camera and Electrical Department

Yuriy Epishin
second assistant "A" camera (as Yu. Epishin)
Gunnar Friman
second assistant "B" camera
Sergei Poluyanov
director of photography (as Sergey Poluyanov)
Evgeniy Shvedov
assistant camera (as Jevgeni Shvedov)
Olavi Tuomi
assistant camera (as O. Tuomi)
Anatoliy Golubev
gaffer (uncredited)
V. Kovalskiy
still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Helmi Kastikainen
dresser
Elsa Pättiniemi
costumer
Eila Sipilä
wardrobe assistant (uncredited)

Location Management

Kauko Koivu
location manager
Antti Venäläinen
assistant location manager (uncredited)

Music Department

Yuriy Entin
lyricist
Iosif Kobzon
vocals: Russian
Evgeniy Leonov
vocals: Russian
Erkki Leppänen
vocals: Finnish
Raisa Lukina
music editor (as R. Lukina)
Erkki Melakoski
music advisor
Vyacheslav Nevinnyy
vocals: Russian
Sergei Scripka
conductor (as Sergey Skripka) (as S. Skripka)
Aarno Sulkanen
vocals: Finnish
Martti Tschokkinen
vocals: Finnish

Script and Continuity Department

Valentina Brusnika
continuity
Roza Budantseva
script editor (as R. Budantseva)
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