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Forgotten Tune for the Flute

Original title: Zabytaya melodiya dlya fleyty
  • 1987
  • 2h 14m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
1K
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Forgotten Tune for the Flute (1987)
RussianComedyDramaRomance

A former musician must make a hard choice between freedom with mistress and comfortable life with wife.A former musician must make a hard choice between freedom with mistress and comfortable life with wife.A former musician must make a hard choice between freedom with mistress and comfortable life with wife.

  • Director
    • Eldar Ryazanov
  • Writers
    • Emil Braginskiy
    • Eldar Ryazanov
  • Stars
    • Leonid Filatov
    • Tatyana Dogileva
    • Irina Kupchenko
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Eldar Ryazanov
    • Writers
      • Emil Braginskiy
      • Eldar Ryazanov
    • Stars
      • Leonid Filatov
      • Tatyana Dogileva
      • Irina Kupchenko
    • 7User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast46

    Leonid Filatov
    Leonid Filatov
    • Leonid Filimonov
    Tatyana Dogileva
    Tatyana Dogileva
    • Lida- medsestra
    Irina Kupchenko
    Irina Kupchenko
    • Yelena Fyodorovna
    Vsevolod Sanaev
    Vsevolod Sanaev
    • Yaroslav Stepanovich
    Olga Volkova
    Olga Volkova
    • Yevgeniya Surova
    Sergey Artsibashev
    Sergey Artsibashev
    • Aleksey Yakimovich
    Valentin Gaft
    Valentin Gaft
    • Odinokov
    Aleksandr Shirvindt
    Aleksandr Shirvindt
    • Myasoyedov
    Elena Mayorova
    Elena Mayorova
    • Lyusya
    • (as Yelena Mayorova)
    Vatslav Dvorzhetsky
    Vatslav Dvorzhetsky
    • Semyon Filimonov - otets Leonida
    Yelena Fadeyeva
    Yelena Fadeyeva
    • maty Leonida
    Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy
    Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy
    • Sasha
    Pyotr Merkurev
    Pyotr Merkurev
    • rukovoditel khora iz Tambova
    Evgeniy Voskresenskiy
    Evgeniy Voskresenskiy
    • Kirill
    Nina Agapova
    Nina Agapova
    • Tatyana Georgiyevna - sekretarsha
    Tatyana Agafonova
    Tatyana Agafonova
    • Khoristka
    Tatyana Novitskaya
    Tatyana Novitskaya
    • Khoristka v ochkakh
    Yelena Antonenko
    • Khoristka
    • Director
      • Eldar Ryazanov
    • Writers
      • Emil Braginskiy
      • Eldar Ryazanov
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Yelena Pokatilova's debut.
    • Connections
      Featured in Ravnyaetsya odnomu Gaftu (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Pesnya byurokratov
      Written by Andrey Petrov and Eldar Ryazanov
      Performed by Tatyana Nikitina and Sergey Nikitin

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    Details

    • Release date
      • October 1, 1987 (Soviet Union)
    • Country of origin
      • Soviet Union
    • Official sites
      • Movie on okko.tv
      • Movie on Wink.ru
    • Language
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • A Forgotten Tune for the Flute
    • Filming locations
      • Moscow, Russia
    • Production companies
      • Mosfilm
      • Sovexportfilm
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    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $85,360
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 14m(134 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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