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Aleksandr Abdulov
as Ivan Sergeevich Puhov
Aleksandra Yakovleva
as Alyona Igorevna Sanina
Valentin Gaft
as Apollon Mitrofanovich Sataneev
Yekaterina Vasilyeva
as Kira Anatolyevna Shemahanskaya
Valeriy Zolotukhin
as Ivan Kivrin
Roman Filippov
as Modest Kamneyedov
Emmanuil Vitorgan
as Kovrov
Mikhail Svetin
as Foma Ostapych Bryl
Semyon Farada
as Guest from South
Irina Grishina
as Cast
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1982
Runtime2h 34m
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresComedy, Romance, Fantasy
Votes63
DirectorKonstantin Bromberg
WritersBoris Strugatskiy, Arkadiy Strugatskiy
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsMagicians
About Magicians
In a small Russian town, there is a Research Institute for magic. One of the witches, Alyona Sanina, is going to marry a guy named Ivan Puhov (not a magician). A jealous Apollon Sataneev tells her boss Kira Shemahandskaya that Sanina is going to marry not Ivan Puhov, but Ivan Kivrin, whom Shemahandskaya is going to marry herself. Enraged, Shemahandskaya, who is a powerful witch, orders Sanina to forget about her Ivan and marry Sataneev instead. And this will be final unless Alyona kisses Puhov before midnight on New Year. Alyona's friends call Puhov to the rescue.
Directed by Konstantin Bromberg, Magicians leans on a strong ensemble — Aleksandr Abdulov, Aleksandra Yakovleva, Valentin Gaft — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1982.
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