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The Bat

1979 141 min Russian 6+
Wubly rating 6.9 IMDb rating 7.6

Eisenstein gets in trouble for shooting a grouse. He is told that he must go to prison for his crime. However, his friend has invited him to an aristocratic ball. Eisenstein, despite being married, wants to go to the ball to meet women. Eisenstein lies to his wife. He tells her that he is going to prison but actually he goes to the ball. His story arises the suspicion of his wife. His wife devises a plot to catch her womanizing husband.

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Yan Frid Director · Nikolay Erdman Author

United States release November 11, 1979 · Produced in Russia, Russia · Original title Летучая мышь

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Russia · Russia

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Original title

Летучая мышь

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Russian

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Russian

Release dates

Russia · March 4, 1979

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United States · November 11, 1979

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