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Yakov Kostyukovskiy(1921-2011)

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  • Music Department
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Yakov Kostyukovskiy was born on 23 August 1921 in Zolotonosha, Poltava Governorate, Ukrainian SSR [now Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine]. He was a writer, known for Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967), Operation 'Y' & Other Shurik's Adventures (1965) and The Diamond Arm (1969). He died on 12 April 2011 in Moscow, Russia.
BornAugust 23, 1921
DiedApril 12, 2011(89)
BornAugust 23, 1921
DiedApril 12, 2011(89)
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Known for

Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967)
Kidnapping, Caucasian Style
8.2
  • Writer(as Ya. Kostyukovskiy)
  • 1967
Operation 'Y' & Other Shurik's Adventures (1965)
Operation 'Y' & Other Shurik's Adventures
8.4
  • Writer
  • 1965
The Diamond Arm (1969)
The Diamond Arm
8.2
  • Writer
  • 1969
Ni pukha, ni pera (1974)
Ni pukha, ni pera
5.0
  • Writer(as Ya. Kostyukovskiy)
  • 1974

Credits

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Writer

  • Ubezhat, dognat, vluybitsya (2015)
    Ubezhat, dognat, vluybitsya
    4.9
    • motives from the movie "Kavkazskaya plennizsa", screenplay by (uncredited)
    • 2015
  • Anastasiya Zadorozhnaya and Dmitry Sharakois in Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (2014)
    Kidnapping, Caucasian Style
    1.2
    • Writer (1967 screenplay, uncredited)
    • 2014
  • Khorosho sidim! (1987)
    Khorosho sidim!
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • 1987
  • Komediya davno minuvshikh dney (1980)
    Komediya davno minuvshikh dney
    5.3
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • Cirkus v cirkuse (1975)
    Cirkus v cirkuse
    5.4
    • Writer
    • 1975
  • Chosen at Random (1974)
    Chosen at Random
    6.2
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1974
  • Ni pukha, ni pera (1974)
    Ni pukha, ni pera
    5.0
    • screenplay (as Ya. Kostyukovskiy)
    • 1974
  • Mariya Vinogradova in New Big Troubles (1973)
    New Big Troubles
    7.1
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1973
  • Incorrigible Liar (1973)
    Incorrigible Liar
    6.8
    • screenplay (as Ya. Kostyukovskiy)
    • 1973
  • Nervy... Nervy... (1972)
    Nervy... Nervy...
    5.9
    • Writer
    • 1972
  • The Diamond Arm (1969)
    The Diamond Arm
    8.2
    • screenplay
    • 1969
  • A Little Time Machine (1967)
    A Little Time Machine
    7.3
    Short
    • written by
    • 1967
  • Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967)
    Kidnapping, Caucasian Style
    8.2
    • Writer (as Ya. Kostyukovskiy)
    • 1967
  • Aleksandr Demyanenko and Natalya Seleznyova in Navazhdenie (1965)
    Navazhdenie
    8.2
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1965
  • Operation 'Y' & Other Shurik's Adventures (1965)
    Operation 'Y' & Other Shurik's Adventures
    8.4
    • screenplay
    • 1965

Music Department

  • Lyogkaya zhizn (1964)
    Lyogkaya zhizn
    7.5
    • lyricist (as Ya. Kostyukovskiy)
    • 1964

Soundtrack

  • Aleksandr Zatsepin in Aleksandru Zatsepinu - 100! Yubileynyy kontsert (2026)
    Aleksandru Zatsepinu - 100! Yubileynyy kontsert
    • lyrics: "Esli b ya byl sultan"
    • 2026
  • Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967)
    Kidnapping, Caucasian Style
    8.2
    • lyrics: "Esli b ya byl sultan"
    • 1967

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Ya. Kostyukovskiy
  • Born
    • August 23, 1921
    • Zolotonosha, Poltava Governorate, Ukrainian SSR [now Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine]
  • Died
    • April 12, 2011
    • Moscow, Russia

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