''The Unamenables'' (russian: Неподдающиеся, Nepoddayushchiyesya) is a 1959 Soviet
comedy
Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...
, directorial debut of
Yuri Chulyukin
Yuri Stepanovich Chulyukin (russian: Юрий Степанович Чулюкин; 9 November 1929 — 7 March 1987) was a Soviet film director, screenwriter, actor and songwriter best known for comedy movies. He became a People's Artist of the RS ...
.
Plot
Two foolish and frivolous guys cause suffering for the whole work team at the factory. It was already decided to fire Anatoly Gracchkin (
Yuri Belov
Yuri Vladimirovich Belov (russian: Ю́рий Влади́мирович Бело́в; May 27, 1929 – July 23, 2017) was a Russian Soviet realist painter, who lived and worked in Saint Petersburg (former Leningrad). He was a member of the Sain ...
) and his friend Victor Gromoboev (Alexei Kozhevnikov), but they are taken under the wing by Nadia Berestova (
Nadezhda Rumyantseva
Nadezhda Vasilyevna Rumyantseva (russian: Надежда Васильевна Румянцева, 9 September 1930, Potapovo, Smolensk Oblast — 8 April 2008, Moscow) was a popular Soviet and Russian actress. People’s Artist of the RSFSR (1991 ...
), a diminutive funny woman, known as the popular one at the plant.
Because of Nadia's status of a respectable and reliable person, the Komsomol members, without wasting time immediately give her the assignment to re-educate the boys. At first, Nadya takes it with reluctance and apprehension, but gradually this task becomes the most important thing in her life. She prepares for mischief-makers a daily plan and a list of books to read, brings them a lectures about marine biology, talks about Goncharov's novel
Oblomov
''Oblomov'' ( ru , link=no, Обломов; ) is the second novel by Russian writer Ivan Goncharov, first published in 1859. Ilya Ilyich Oblomov is the central character of the novel, portrayed as the ultimate incarnation of the superfluous man, ...
...
However, after Grachkin and Gromoboev succeed in tricking Nadya more than once, she understands that standard methods in this situation will not help.
Cast
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Nadezhda Rumyantseva
Nadezhda Vasilyevna Rumyantseva (russian: Надежда Васильевна Румянцева, 9 September 1930, Potapovo, Smolensk Oblast — 8 April 2008, Moscow) was a popular Soviet and Russian actress. People’s Artist of the RSFSR (1991 ...
– Nadia Berestova
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Yuri Belov
Yuri Vladimirovich Belov (russian: Ю́рий Влади́мирович Бело́в; May 27, 1929 – July 23, 2017) was a Russian Soviet realist painter, who lived and worked in Saint Petersburg (former Leningrad). He was a member of the Sain ...
– Tolya Grachkin
*Alexei Kozhevnikov – Victor Gromoboev
*Valentin Kozlov – Volodya Yakovlev
*Vera Karpova – Rosa Katkova
* Svetlana Kharitonova – Lisa Kukushkina's friend Nadi
*Victor Egorov – Leon Butusov
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Yuri Nikulin
Yuri Vladimirovich Nikulin (russian: Юрий Владимирович Никулин; 18 December 1921 – 21 August 1997) was a Soviet and Russian actor and clown who starred in many popular films. He is best known for his roles in Leonid ...
– Vasily Klyachkin
*Konstantin Nassonov – plant director Andrei Ilich Baryshev
*Ivan Kashirin – workshop master Ivan Ignatievich Vatagin
*Victor Terekhov – Petya
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Vladimir Zemlyanikin
Vladimir Mikhailovich Zemlyanikin (russian: Владимир Михайлович Земляникин; 27 October 1933 – 27 October 2016) was a film and theater actor. He was an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (1994).Nina Agapova – host of the dancing contest
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Sergey Filippov
Sergey Nikolayevich Filippov (russian: Сергей Николаевич Филиппов, 24 June 1912— 19 April 1990) was a Soviet and Russian film and stage actor and comedian, best known for his parts in films ''Adventures of Korzinkina'' ...
– the policeman
*Tamara Yarenko – episode
*Zinaida Tarahovskaya – episode
*Sasha Smirnov – boy who brought the cutter
Awards
At the
All-Union Film Festival The All-Union Film Festival (russian: Всесоюзный кинофестиваль; tr.:''Vsesoyuznyy kinofestival'', also known as ВКФ; ''VKF'') was one of the most important film festivals of the Soviet Union. It was founded in 1958 and he ...
in Minsk in 1960, the film received the prize for best comedy. Also, Nadezhda Rumyantseva was awarded for the best performance of the female role and Yuri Belov for the best performance of the male role.