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75% Critic Match
Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures
7.5 / 10• 1965• 1h 35m•NR• Russian
Comedy
Storyline
The film consists of three independent parts: "Workmate", "Déjà vu" and "Operation Y". The plot follows the adventures of Shurik, the naive and nerdy Soviet student who often gets into ludicrous situations but always finds a way out very neatly.
Cast & Crew
Aleksandr Demyanenko
Shurik
Lead
Aleksei Smirnov
Verzila (segment "Workmate") / buyer at the market (segment "Operation Y") (uncredited)
Mikhail Pugovkin
foreman (segment "Workmate")
Vladimir Basov
a stern policeman (segment "Workmate")
Natalya Seleznyova
Lida (segment "Déjà vu")
Yuriy Nikulin
«Balbes» (segment "Operation Y")
Georgiy Vitsin
«Trus» (segment "Operation Y")
Yevgeni Morgunov
«Byvalyy» (segment "Operation Y")
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Leonid Gaidai's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
