''Aybolit-66'' (russian: Айболит-66) is a 1966 Soviet family comedy film directed by Rolan Bykov. It is based on a story by

Kornei Chukovsky Korney Ivanovich Chukovsky ( rus, Корне́й Ива́нович Чуко́вский, p=kɐrˈnʲej ɪˈvanəvʲɪtɕ tɕʊˈkofskʲɪj, a=Kornyey Ivanovich Chukovskiy.ru.vorb.oga; 31 March NS 1882 – 28 October 1969) was one of the most p ...

. 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 Rolan Bykov 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 * Rolan Bykov as Barmalei / Author * Aleksei Smirnov as Jolly pirate * Frunzik Mkrtchyan 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 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 Gerald Potterton (8 March 1931 – 23 August 2022) was a British–Canadian director, writer, producer and animator. He is best known for directing the cult classic '' Heavy Metal'' and his animation work on '' Yellow Submarine''. Potterton wa ...

released the film ''

Tiki Tiki ''Tiki Tiki'' is a Canadian comedy film, directed by Gerald Potterton and released in 1971."Tiki-Tiki a complicated delight". ''Montreal Gazette'', December 30, 1972. Created by intercutting animated sequences with live-action footage from the Rus ...

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

Montreal Gazette The ''Montreal Gazette'', formerly titled ''The Gazette'', is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Three other daily English-language newspapers shuttered at various times during the second half of th ...

'', December 30, 1972. Alexander Kuznetsov, the original production designer of ''Aybolit-66'', was named the winner of the Canadian Film Award 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 Stoddart Publishing was a Canadian book publisher and distributor, owned by Jack Stoddart, which ceased operations in 2002.UncreditedBook giant Stoddart files for creditor protection CBC News, May 1, 2002. Retrieved 2016-01-15. History General ...

, 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