Tamer of Tigers (1955)

Original title

Укротительница тигров

Directed by

Nadezhda Kosheverova, Aleksandr Ivanovsky

Genre

romantic comedy

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 36m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

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How it feels

A young woman joins a circus and becomes a tiger tamer. Romantic misunderstandings and comedic situations unfold among the circus performers.

lightheartedwhimsicalromanticplayfulold-fashionedcheerfuleccentric

What happens

Tamer of Tigers (released in English as Tiger Girl, Russian: Укротительница тигров, romanized: Ukrotitelnitsa tigrov) is a 1955 Soviet-era comedy film released by Lenfilm, directed by Nadezhda Kosheverova and Aleksandr Ivanovsky. It was billed as a "lyrical and eccentric comedy". This film was the debut of Soviet actress Lyudmila Kasatkina. The film premiered in the USSR on 11 March 1955. The film deals with the romantic intrigues and longings of a small Russian circus family and those around them. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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