Window to Paris (1993)
Overview
Nikolai (played by Sergei Dontsov) has been fired from his job as a music teacher and has to live in the gym until he finds a place to stay. Finally, he gets a communal room in the apartment of Gorokhov (Victor Mikhalkov). The room's previous inhabitant, an old lady, has died a year ago, and yet her cat, Maxi, is still in the locked room, healthy and fat. Soon, Nikolai and his neighbours discover the mystery: there is a window to Paris in the room. That's when the comedy begins - will the Russians be able to cope with the temptation to profit from the discovery?
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ru |
| Popularity | 2.832 |
Directed By
Yuri Mamin
Crew
Yuri Mamin
Lavranti Aimrachvilli
Guy Séligmann
Tamara Frid
Laurence Azouvy
Leonid Gavrichenko
Iosif Krinskiy
Bernard Cassus-Soulanis
Viktor Mikhaylov
Guy Séligmann
Arkadiy Tigay
Vladimir Vardunas
Vyacheslav Leykin
Feliks Mironer
Anatoliy Lapshov
Sergei Nekrasov
Yuri Mamin
Vera Zelinskaya
Olga Andrianova
Joële Van Effenterre
Aleksei Zalivalov
Yuri Mamin
Arkadiy Tigay
Yuri Mamin
TOP CAST
Agnès Soral
Nicole
Sergey Dreyden
Nikolay Chizhov
Viktor Mikhaylov
Gorokhov
Nina Usatova
Vera
Kira Krejlis-Petrova
Mother-in-law Gorokhov
Natalya Ipatova
daughter Gorokhov
Viktor Gogolev
Ivan Kouzmitch
Tamara Timofeeva
Mariya Olegovna
Andrey Urgant
Gulyaev
Jean Rupert
Monsieur Prevost
Malka Ribowska
Lady in black
Bernard Cassus-Soulanis
Construction company agent
Aleksei Kozodayev
Sidorov
Elena Drapeko
Deputy Director of 'Business Lyceum'
Vladimir Kaliche
Ivanov - Member of the Regional Party Committee
Aleksei Zalivalov
Petrov - trumpeter
Anatoly Slivnikov
Major militsii
Oleg Belov
Police chief
Tatyana Komarova
Woman activist
Valery Kravchenko
Physical education teacher
Galina Zaytseva
slob on the tram
Vladimir Sidorov
Head of the French Communist Party
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