''Aybolit-66'' (russian: Айболит-66) is a 1966 Soviet family comedy film directed by

Rolan Bykov Rolan Antonovich Bykov (russian: Ролан Антонович Быков; October 12, 1929 – October 6, 1998) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, director, screenwriter and pedagogue. People's Artist of the USSR (1990). Early life R ...

. It is based on a

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by Kornei Chukovsky. The film features

Oleg Yefremov Oleg Nikolayevich Yefremov (russian: Оле́г Никола́евич Ефре́мов, 1 October 1927, Moscow, Soviet Union – 24 May 2000, Moscow, Russia) was a Soviet and Russian actor and Moscow Art Theatre producer. He was a People's Artist ...

as the good ''Aibolit'' and

as the evil ''Barmalei''.

Plot

In Africa, monkeys have become sick. The news was reported to Dr. Aybolit by Monkey Chi-Chi, but Barmalei with his gang are attempting to hamper their plan. At first they seize the doctor's ship on the sea and throw out Dr. Aybolit. At the end, the robbers by order of chief Barmalei collect all the local pirates on the river bank. In conclusion the good doctor manages to overpower Barmalei using drugs and cures the monkeys.

Cast

as Doctor Aybolit * Lidiya Knyazeva as Chi-Chi the Monkey * Yevgeni Vasilyev as Avva the Dog *

as Barmalei / Author * Aleksei Smirnov as Jolly pirate *

Frunzik Mkrtchyan Mher Musheghi Mkrtchyan ( hy, Մհեր Մուշեղի Մկրտչյան; 4 July 1930 – 29 December 1993), better known by the name Frunzik ( hy, Ֆրունզիկ; russian: Фрунзик), was an Armenian stage and film actor. Mkrtchyan is widel ...

as Sad pirate *

Leonid Yengibarov Leonid Georgievich Yengibarov ( hy, Լեոնիդ Ենգիբարյան; russian: Леонид Георгиевич Енгибаров; March 15, 1935 – July 25, 1972) was a Soviet Armenian clown and actor. Biography Leonid Yengibarov was b ...

as cheerful clown #1 * Konstantin Khudyakov as pirate *

Igor Yasulovich Igor Nikolayevich Yasulovich (russian: Игорь Николаевич Ясулович; born 24 September 1941) is a Soviet and Russian film and theater actor, film director and pedagogue. Biography Yasulovich was born in the village of Reinsfe ...

as white clown * Ilya Rutberg as orchestra conductor * Vadim Grachyov as cheerful clown #2 * Gurgen Janibekyan as old pirate

Influence

In 1971, Canadian filmmaker Gerald Potterton released the film '' Tiki Tiki'', which intercut footage from ''Aybolit-66'' with original animated sequences to recontextualize it in the style of

Woody Allen Heywood "Woody" Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American film director, writer, actor, and comedian whose career spans more than six decades and multiple Academy Award-winning films. He began his career writing ...

's 1966 film ''

What's Up, Tiger Lily? ''What's Up, Tiger Lily?'' is a 1966 American comedy film directed by Woody Allen in his feature-length directorial debut. Allen took a Japanese spy film, '' International Secret Police: Key of Keys'' (1965), and overdubbed it with completely or ...

''."Tiki-Tiki a complicated delight". ''

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'', December 30, 1972. Alexander Kuznetsov, the original production designer of ''Aybolit-66'', was named the winner of the

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for Best Art Direction/Production Design at the

23rd Canadian Film Awards The 23rd Canadian Film Awards were held on October 1, 1971 to honour achievements in Canadian film.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . pp. 93-95. The ceremo ...

.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . pp. 93-95.

References

External links

* 1966 films 1966 in the Soviet Union Mosfilm films 1960s musical comedy films Films directed by Rolan Bykov Medical-themed films Soviet musical comedy films Russian musical comedy films Films shot in Azerbaijan 1967 comedy films 1967 films 1966 comedy films 1960s Russian-language films {{musical-comedy-film-stub