The Garage (1979)
Original title: Гараж
The Garage is a 1979 Russian-language comedy movie directed by Eldar Ryazanov, with a running time of 1h 41m. It stars Liya Akhedzhakova, Iya Savvina and Valentin Gaft.
An automotive highway is scheduled to be built through the territory of a garage cooperative. A special meeting of the cooperative takes place to reduce the number of garages. As all was already decided and arranged by the chairholder and the board, the decision passes easily at the meeting. But one unexpected event happens - the meeting room's entrance has been locked by an anonymous member and the key is missing...
Cast
- Liya Akhedzhakova as Елена Павловна Малаева, младший научный сотрудник
- Iya Savvina as Лидия Владимировна Аникеева, член правления, замдиректора НИИ
- Valentin Gaft as Сидорин, председатель гаражного кооператива, ветврач
- Svetlana Nemolyaeva as жена Гуськова
- Georgi Burkov as Виталий Кузьмич Фетисов, мастер-золотые руки
- Vyacheslav Nevinnyy as Карпухин, научный сотрудник
- Andrey Myagkov as Семен Александрович Хвостов, лаборант, потерявший голос
- Leonid Markov as Павел Константинович Смирновский, завлабораторией, отец Марины
- Igor Kostolevskiy as сын Милосердова, археолог
- Olga Ostroumova as Марина, дочь Смирновского
- Anastasia Voznesenskaya as Алла Алексеевна Кушакова, директор рынка
- Gleb Strizhenov as Александр Григорьевич Якубов, ветеран Великой Отечественной войны