Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures (1965)
Original title: Операция «Ы» и другие приключения Шурика
Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures is a 1965 Russian-language comedy movie directed by Leonid Gaidai, with a running time of 1h 35m. It stars Aleksandr Demyanenko, Aleksei Smirnov and Mikhail Pugovkin.
The film consists of three independent parts: "Workmate", "Déjà vu" and "Operation Y". The plot follows the adventures of Shurik, the naive and nerdy Soviet student who often gets into ludicrous situations but always finds a way out very neatly.
Cast
- Aleksandr Demyanenko as Shurik
- Aleksei Smirnov as Verzila (segment "Workmate") / buyer at the market (segment "Operation Y") (uncredited)
- Mikhail Pugovkin as foreman (segment "Workmate")
- Vladimir Basov as a stern policeman (segment "Workmate")
- Natalya Seleznyova as Lida (segment "Déjà vu")
- Yuriy Nikulin as «Balbes» (segment "Operation Y")
- Georgiy Vitsin as «Trus» (segment "Operation Y")
- Yevgeni Morgunov as «Byvalyy» (segment "Operation Y")
- Vladimir Rautbart as professor (segment "Déjà vu")
- Viktor Pavlov as «Dub» (segment "Déjà vu")
- Vladimir Vladislavskiy as base director (segment "Operation Y")
- Mariya Kravchunovskaya as grandma -"god's dandelion" (segment "Operation Y")