My Father Is an Idealist
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An elderly man - a naive, impractical artist of the musical comedy theater - writes an operetta about goodness. His son is a resuscitation doctor, very businesslike and practical, and teases him all the time. The marriage of Petrov Sr. to the young ballerina Alena also did not add harmony to their relationship. But one day, father and son suddenly realize how necessary they are to each other... When the young stepmother begins to be in danger during childbirth, the son stops being sarcastic and fulfills his human and filial duty.
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Vladislav Strzhelchik
Known for
Liberation - Part 3 : Direction of the Main Blow
War and Peace, Part IV: Pierre Bezukhov
Yuri Bogatyryov
Known for
At Home Among Strangers, a Stranger Among His Own
Oblomov
Vladimir Bortko
Also in
Gangster's Petersburg
Good Luck, Gentlemen!
Alla Sokolova
Known for
The Painted Bird
Natalya Varley
Known for
Kidnapping, Caucasian Style
Viy
Irina Skobtseva
Known for
Mary Poppins, Goodbye
War and Peace
Ivan Dmitriev
Known for
Striped Trip
Siberiade
Ivan Dmitriyev
Igor Dmitriev
Known for
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
Hamlet
Vladimir Retsepter
Also in
Lebedev vs. Lebedev
To the Coming Century
Александр Белинский
Boris Sokolov
Also in
Was There Karotin?
Black Raven
Vladimir Bortko Director · Alla Sokolova Screenplay Eduard Rozovsky Cinematographer
First release April 20, 1981 · Produced in Russia · Production First Creative Association
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Lenfilm
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First Creative Association
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Russia
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Original title
Мой папа - идеалист
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · April 20, 1981
Russia · April 20, 1981
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