A kolkhoz machine-operator is a local inventor who has tensions with his wife over his hobby. He invents a useful appendage for a grain harvester combine and an article about his invention is printed in a local paper. Kolkhoz chairman then entrusts him with a mission to get equipment from a nearby city for building a bridge, but the machine-operator is duped by crooks.
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Leonid Kuravlyov
Митяй Пряжкин
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Leonid Millionshchikov Director · Nikita Bogoslovskiy Composer Vitaly Abramov Cinematographer
First release January 1, 1979 · Produced in Russia, Russia · Original title Живите в радости
Production
Mosfilm
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Russia · Russia
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Original title
Живите в радости
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · January 1, 1979
Theatrical · In cinemas nationwide
No release date listed for United States.
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