Beware of the Car (1966)

Original title

Берегись автомобиля

Directed by

Eldar Ryazanov

Genre

romance film, detective film, crime comedy film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

12+

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 139 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A car salesman secretly steals cars from corrupt people to give the money to orphanages. A detective is assigned to catch the thief.

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What happens

Beware of the Car (Russian: Береги́сь автомоби́ля, translit. Beregis Avtomobilya, English titles Uncommon Thief, or Watch out for the Automobile) is a 1966 Soviet crime comedy drama film directed by Eldar Ryazanov, based on a screenplay by Emil Braginsky and produced by Mosfilm. It stars Innokenty Smoktunovsky, Oleg Yefremov, Andrei Mironov and Anatoli Papanov, among others. Beware of the Car is recognized as a satire of the film noir genre, highly unusual in Brezhnev-era society. It is credited for launching Soviet political satire as a film genre, typified by Ryazanov's work. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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