Yura Otvertkin, a romantic from Tsarevo-Kokshaisk, is obsessively in love with aeronautics. In St. Petersburg, disguised, he pretends to be the ace Ivan Piramida. He has to perform at the festival, but he only knows how to fly "according to the books", but he manages not to lose face. After a lot of ups and downs associated with his similarity in makeup with a famous criminal, Yura confesses everything to his beloved and flies already under his real name.
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Cast
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Nikolai Karachentsov
Known for
The Twelve Chairs
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Lyubov Reymer
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Emmanuil Vitorgan
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Rolan Bykov
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Vladimir Basov
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Evgeniy Steblov
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Mikhail Boyarskiy
Known for
D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers
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Mykola Hrynko
Known for
Stalker
Andrei Rublev
Oleg Anofriev
Known for
How the Lion Cub and the Turtle Sang a Song
The Bremen Town Musicians
Sergey Migitsko
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Sergei Filippov
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Ivan Ryzhov
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Yuriy Gorkovenko Director · Vasiliy Aksyonov Writer Gennadiy Gladkov Composer
First release July 1, 1978 · Produced in Russia, Russia · Original title Пока безумствует мечта
Production
Mosfilm
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Russia · Russia
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Languages
Original title
Пока безумствует мечта
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · July 1, 1978
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No release date listed for United States.
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