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Watch Out for the Automobile

Original title: Beregis avtomobilya
  • 19661966
  • 1h 34m
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8.1/10
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Beregis avtomobilya (1966)
  • Comedy
  • Crime
  • Romance
A very good cop tries to catch a very insidious and extremely clever serial car thief. The bitter irony is that the thief is not very clever, absolutely not insidious, and moreover - a virtu... Read allA very good cop tries to catch a very insidious and extremely clever serial car thief. The bitter irony is that the thief is not very clever, absolutely not insidious, and moreover - a virtuous person and his friend.A very good cop tries to catch a very insidious and extremely clever serial car thief. The bitter irony is that the thief is not very clever, absolutely not insidious, and moreover - a virtuous person and his friend.
IMDb RATING
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  • Director
    • Eldar Ryazanov
  • Writers
    • Emil Braginskiy
    • Eldar Ryazanov
  • Stars
    • Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
    • Oleg Efremov
    • Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya
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  • Director
    • Eldar Ryazanov
  • Writers
    • Emil Braginskiy
    • Eldar Ryazanov
  • Stars
    • Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
    • Oleg Efremov
    • Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya
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    • 15User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy in Beregis avtomobilya (1966)
    Viktoriya Radunskaya, Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy, and Oleg Efremov in Beregis avtomobilya (1966)
    Sergey Kulagin, Viktoriya Radunskaya, and Oleg Efremov in Beregis avtomobilya (1966)
    Viktoriya Radunskaya in Beregis avtomobilya (1966)
    Viktoriya Radunskaya and Oleg Efremov in Beregis avtomobilya (1966)
    Tatyana Gavrilova, Andrey Mironov, and Anatoliy Papanov in Beregis avtomobilya (1966)
    Tatyana Gavrilova, Andrey Mironov, and Anatoliy Papanov in Beregis avtomobilya (1966)
    Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy and Oleg Efremov in Beregis avtomobilya (1966)
    Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy in Beregis avtomobilya (1966)
    Olga Aroseva and Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy in Beregis avtomobilya (1966)
    Tatyana Gavrilova, Andrey Mironov, and Oleg Efremov in Beregis avtomobilya (1966)
    Viktoriya Radunskaya and Oleg Efremov in Beregis avtomobilya (1966)

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    Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
    Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy
    • Yury Detochkinas Yury Detochkin
    Oleg Efremov
    Oleg Efremov
    • Maxim Podberezovikovas Maxim Podberezovikov
    Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya
    Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya
    • Detochkin's Motheras Detochkin's Mother
    Olga Aroseva
    Olga Aroseva
    • Lyubaas Lyuba
    Andrey Mironov
    Andrey Mironov
    • Dima Semitsvetovas Dima Semitsvetov
    Anatoliy Papanov
    Anatoliy Papanov
    • Sokol-Kruzhkinas Sokol-Kruzhkin
    Tatyana Gavrilova
    Tatyana Gavrilova
    • Inga Semitsvetovaas Inga Semitsvetova
    Georgi Zhzhyonov
    Georgi Zhzhyonov
    • Officeras Officer
    Evgeniy Evstigneev
    Evgeniy Evstigneev
    • Acting coachas Acting coach
    Sergey Kulagin
    Sergey Kulagin
    Viktoriya Radunskaya
    Viktoriya Radunskaya
    • Podberezovikov's assistantas Podberezovikov's assistant
    Gotlib Roninson
    Gotlib Roninson
    • Senior Insureras Senior Insurer
    • (as G. Roninson)
    Boris Runge
    Boris Runge
      Yakov Lents
      Yakov Lents
        Vyacheslav Nevinnyy
        Vyacheslav Nevinnyy
        • Car mechanicas Car mechanic
        • (as V. Nevinnyj)
        Donatas Banionis
        Donatas Banionis
        • Priestas Priest
        • (as D. Banionis)
        Galina Volchek
        Galina Volchek
        • Customeras Customer
        • (as G. Volchek)
        Lyubov Sokolova
        Lyubov Sokolova
        • Judgeas Judge
        • (as L. Sokolova)
        • Director
          • Eldar Ryazanov
        • Writers
          • Emil Braginskiy
          • Eldar Ryazanov
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        Storyline

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        The hero of the film is an insurance agent who is also a car thief. He steals cars only from various crooks and never from the good people. Then he sells those stolen cars and gives all the money to charity. His best friend is a cop who is working on this case. —Mikhail Kruk <meshko@hotmail.com>
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        • russia
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        • Trivia
          USSR's Minister of Art & Culture, Romanov, forbade Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy to play the part of Detochkin because a couple of years before Smoktunovsky had played Vladimir Lenin. And, according to Romanov, Smoktunovsky could not play someone who steals cars; in fact, he thought that a man, who once played Lenin, could not play in movies any longer. But, luckily, Romanov retired in the same month his statement was made and a new minister allowed Innokenti to continue his work.
        • Goofs
          In the end if the car chase (minute 52) between the policeman on a motorcycle and Youri Detochkin, a member of the crew in a hat is visible in the left mirror of the car.
        • Quotes

          Shop Salesman: If you'll marry, marry an orphan.

        • Crazy credits
          In the opening titles it is not written "starring" but it is written "in leading roles" (v rolyah) and "in small roles" (v malenkih rolyah)
        • Connections
          Featured in Legends of World Cinema: Donatas Banionis

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        Top review
        10/10
        Watch Out for the Automobile or the Modern Robin Hood
        "Beware of the Car" aka "Uncommon Thief" or "Watch Out for the Automobile" is the comedy directed by one of the most famous and talented Soviet directors Edgar Ryazanov in 1966. Eldar Ryazanov, the master of the comedies, one of the most beloved Soviet and Russian directors, had directed many masterpieces, and I am not afraid to say so. I've seen his films when they were first released, and I've seen them many times since and they just don't get old or outdated. They are brilliant, they are sparkling, they are not slapstick laugh-out-loudly comedies, they are rather lyrical delicate dramedies and they are fabulous. The writing is always first class. Ryazanov often wrote the screenplays for his movies, and his best ones were the result of his cooperation with Emil Braginskiy - just like in "Beregis' avtomobilya". One of the most talented Russian film composers, Andrei Petrov who had written music scores for over 80 films and worked with Georgi Daneliya, George Cukor, Daniil Khrabrovitsky, Leonid Menaker, and Aleksei German among many others, had written his most beautiful melodious and recognizable scores and songs for Edgar Ryazanov. If I start talking about the actors who played in Ryazanov's B/W early comedy, "Beregis' Avtomobilya", someone would have to stop me. Who is who of the Soviet big screen and drama stage took the roles, even the small cameos in his funny and sad comedy/mystery/satire/crime/romance and every actor/actress is perfect.

        The timid, shy, modest and sweet insurance agent, the loving son and diligent employee of an insurance company, the actor of amateur theater (where his next role will be a coveted Hamlet in Shakespeare's tragedy) Jury Detochkin (the genius Innokenty Smoktunovsky. If you don't believe me, watch any of his movies, just the one. "Hamlet" aka "Gamlet",1964 would be more than enough to convince you) has a hidden site nobody is aware of. He is an irreconcilable fighter for justice who proves to be a clever, creative and mysterious car thief that steals the personal automobiles from those whom he considers as dishonest people. He sells the cars, and donated the money to his favorite charity, the children's homes. Detochkin never takes any money for himself and acts like a modern Robin Hood. However, for the justice represented by his good friend, the actor of the same theater, and in the real life - police inspector Podberezovikov (Oleg Efremov), this Robin Hood is nothing but the dangerous, smart, inventive and imperceptible criminal who has to be stopped, brought to justice, and put to jail.

        In this film Detochkin (Smoktunovsky) plays Hamlet in amateur performance. It is remarkable, that Innokenty Smoktunovsky by then had already played brilliantly Hamlet in the film directed by Grigoriy Kozintzev in 1964 that was based on the translation by Boris Pasternak with the music written by Dmitriy Shostakovich. Smoktunovsky's Hamlet is considered one of the best interpretations of the tragic Prince ever made.
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        • Release date
          • May 25, 1966 (Soviet Union)
        • Country of origin
          • Soviet Union
        • Official site
          • WATCH OUT FOR THE AUTOMOBILE
        • Language
          • Russian
        • Also known as
          • Kradljivac automobila
        • Filming locations
          • Odessa, Ukraine
        • Production company
          • Mosfilm
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        • Gross worldwide
          • $10,154
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        Technical specs

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        • Runtime
          1 hour 34 minutes
        • Color
          • Black and White(original version)
        • Sound mix
          • Mono
        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.37 : 1

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