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Cast
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
as Амо
Yevgeniya Simonova
as Наташа Земляникина
Vladimir Basov
as Владислав Константинович - учитель танцев
Valentin Bryleev
as победитель конкурса поваров
Natalya Gitserot
as председатель приемной комиссии
Ara Babadzhanyan
as Stefane
Boris Shcherbakov
as Володя Козлов
Yevgeni Perov
as Cast
Yuriy Sarantsev
as Cast
Sergey Goremykin
as член жюри
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1977
Runtime1h 16m
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresComedy
Votes3
DirectorNerses Hovhannisyan
WritersYervand Manaryan, Nerses Hovhannisyan
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.3 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsChefs Came to Competition...
About Chefs Came to Competition...
Three wonderful chefs from Yerevan come to Moscow to participate in the contest of masters of culinary art. Despite all their efforts and skill, the prizewinning place from the Armenians floats away. The reason for this is a whole series of funny and amusing misunderstandings... Production: Soviet Union, Armenia Studios
Directed by Nerses Hovhannisyan, Chefs Came to Competition... leans on a strong ensemble — Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Yevgeniya Simonova, Vladimir Basov — 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 1977.
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