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Practical Joke (1977 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Practical Joke' is a 1977 romantic drama directed Vladimir Menshov. The film was his feature directorial debut.[http://www.kinopoisk.ru/film/42135/ KinoPoisk]
Plot
The action takes place in an ordinary Soviet school.
Life poses upperclassmen first adult issues. Bidding farewell to childhood, they begin a new attitude to friendship and love, talent and rivalry. They must decide themselves which way to go for their dreams.
Cast
* Dmitry Kharatyan as Igor Grushko, a pupil of 9th class
* Yevgeniya Khanayeva as Maria Vasilievna Devyatova, the class teacher and a teacher of mathematics
* Natalya Vavilova as Taya Petrova, a student
* Andrey Gusev as Oleg Komarovsky, a student
* Zinovy Gerdt as Karl Sigismundovich Yolikov, Chemistry teacher
* Oleg Tabakov as father Komarovsky
* Evdokiya Germanova as Dasha
* Natalya Fateyeva as head teacher
* Garri Bardin as French teacher
* Irina Murzaeva as neighbor Fira Solomonovna
* Vladimir Menshov as physical education teacher Vladimir Valentinovich
Remake
In 2008, a remake was made in this film in which Dmitry Kharatyan played the role of Oleg Komarovsky's father (in the new film Komarov), and Evdokiya Germanova as Taya Petrova's mother.
References
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