Practical Joke (1977)
Original title: Розыгрыш
Practical Joke is a 1977 Russian-language family movie directed by Vladimir Menshov, with a running time of 1h 36m. It stars Dmitriy Kharatyan, Yevgeniya Khanayeva and Natalya Fateyeva.
Secondary school students play a 'practical joke' on their teacher: on midterms day, they claim she told them the wrong date. She almost believes them, but an honest classmate ruins their fun... and now they want revenge.
Cast
- Dmitriy Kharatyan as Igor Grushko
- Yevgeniya Khanayeva as Mariya Vasilyevna Devyatova
- Natalya Fateyeva as Kaleriya Georgiyevna
- Natalya Vavilova as Taya Petrova
- Andrei Gusev as Oleg Komarovsky
- Evdokiya Germanova as Dasha Rozanova
- Zinoviy Gerdt as Karl Sigizmundovich
- Pavel Vinnik as Semyon Semyonovich
- Muza Krepkogorskaya as Rufina Andreyevna
- Oleg Tabakov as Komarovsky's father
- Vladimir Menshov as Vladimir Valentinovich (swimming coach) (uncredited)
- Garri Bardin as French language teacher