Zigzag of Success

Zigzag of Success[1] (Russian: Зигзаг удачи,[2] translit. Zigzag udachi) is a 1968 Soviet comedy film directed by Eldar Ryazanov.

Zigzag of Success
Directed byEldar Ryazanov
Written byEldar Ryazanov
Emil Braginsky
StarringYevgeny Leonov
Irina Skobtseva
Valentina Talyzina
Yevgeniy Yevstigneyev
Narrated byZinovy Gerdt
CinematographyVladimir Nakhabtsev
Edited byYekaterina Ovsyannikova
Music byAndrey Petrov
Production
company
Release date
30 December 1968
Running time
88 minutes
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageRussian

Plot

Photo studio "Contemporary" in a provincial town lives with its everyday problems. The director is concerned over the failure to fulfill the planned targets, receptionist Alevtina wants to get married, and photographer Vladimir Oreshnikov dreams of becoming a professional photographer.

But suddenly luck smiles on Oreshnikov. He takes 20 rubles form the worker's mutual aid fund, buys a government lottery bond and wins 10,000 rubles. Oreshnikov wants to receive the win himself, but his colleagues object to him, because the money that he spent on the bond were public, hence the win should be divided equally among all workers. It creates a controversial situation, which is successfully resolved on the very eve of the New Year, under the chiming clock ...

Cast

References
  1. "Зигзаг удачи, 1968".
  2. "Зигзаг удачи (1968)".
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