''Chance'' (russian: Шанс) is a 1984

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directed by Aleksandr Mayorov based on the short story ''The Martian Potion'' from the cycle ''The Great Guslyar'' by

Kir Bulychov Kir Bulychev (russian: Кир Булычёв ir Bulychyov 18 October 1934 – 5 September 2003) is a pen name of Igor Vsevolodovich Mozheiko (И́горь Все́володович Може́йко), a USSR, Soviet Russian science fiction wri ...

Plot

In the middle of the 17th century, a Cossack named Almaz Bitiy saves an alien from a certain death. In gratitude, he gives the Earthman an elixir of youth. By constantly using the elixir, Almaz and his girlfriend Milica live until the 20th century. The time has come to regain youth, and Almaz returns to the city of Great Guslyar, where the secret means is kept. However, the mystery is revealed, and several residents of the city have the opportunity to experience the action of the "Martian Potion". Second youth gives new strength to life to some, while others get nothing but problems and troubles. In the finale, the alien leaves a second chance to live anew only for those who really want and deserve it.

Cast

*Sergey Plotnikov — Almaz Bitiy *Igor Shkurin — Almaz Bitiy (young) *

Maria Kapnist Maria Rostyslavivna Kapnist ( uk, Марі́я Ростисла́вівна Капні́ст), née Marietta Rostyslavivna Kapnist-Sirko (9 (22) March 1913 – 25 October 1993, Kyiv) was a Ukrainian actress, Honored Artist of the Ukrainian SSR ...

— Milica Fyodorovna *Dilorom Kambarova — Milica Fyodorovna (young) * Raisa Kurkina — Elena Sergeevna *Veronika Izotova — Elena Sergeevna (young) *

Viktor Pavlov Viktor Pavlovich Pavlov (russian: Ви́ктор Па́влович Па́влов; October 5, 1940 – August 24, 2006) was a Russian stage and film actor. Pavlov worked in some of the most popular theatres of Moscow: 1963–1965 - Sovremenn ...

— Cornelius Ivanovich Udalov *Sasha Evteev — Cornelius Udalov (young) *

Lyudmila Ivanova Lyudmila Ivanovna Ivanova (russian: Людмила Ивановна Иванова; 22 June 1933 – 7 October 2016) was a Soviet and Russian film and stage actress, People's Artist of the RSFSR (1989). She was awarded the Order of Honour and the ...

— Ksenia Udalova *Maya Menglet — Vanda Savic *Elena Tonunts — Vanda Savich (young) *Boris Ivanov — Nikita Savich *Andrei Zaretsky — Nikita Savich (young) * Igor Yasulovich — Alexander Grubin *

Sergey Zhigunov Sergey Victorovich Zhigunov (russian: Серге́й Викторович Жигунов; born 2 January 1963) is a Soviet and Russian actor and producer. Commander of the Order of Honour and of the Order of Friendship. Honored Artist of Russi ...

— Alexander Grubin (young) *Vera Novikova — Shurochka *Andrey Nikolaev — Metelkin *Vadim Aleksandrov — The Stranger

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Mosfilm films 1980s science fiction comedy films Russian science fiction comedy films Soviet science fiction comedy films Films based on works by Kir Bulychov 1984 comedy films 1984 films 1980s Russian-language films {{1980s-USSR-film-stub