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'Kidnapping Caucasian Style' 1967: Aleksandr Demyanenko's Soviet Classic


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Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (Russian: Кавказская пленница, или Новые приключения Шурика)


Another Shurik adventure, starring the great Aleksandr Demyanenko, Natalya Varley, and the great Frunzik Mkrtchyan.


We tackle more Soviet cinema with this one and of course we tackle brides and kidnapping brides. Prevailaint during the Soviet Era in some remote areas, the movie is a light hearted look at an old custom.

Produced by Mosfilm and directed by Leonid Gaidai, this movie was one of the if not the most popular Soviet movie of the era. Launching new careers and setting Soviet fashion for the next 20 years.


Oh and we also look at the remaining Soviet films, only 5 more episodes after this one!


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Strange Air PodcastBy VH Mansurian