
Widely claimed to be Joseph Stalin's favorite movie, this classic musical comedy is a must-see. The action takes place on a steamboat on the iconic Volga River, as two groups of performers travel to Moscow to perform in the Moscow Musical Olympiad.
Cast

Lyubov Orlova
Strelka Petrova

Igor Ilyinsky
Byvalov

Vladimir Volodin
The Pilot

Pavel Olenev
The Water-Carter

Sergei Antimonov
The street sweeper

Andrei Tutyshkin
Alyosha Trubyshkin

Mariya Mironova
The Secretary (as M. V. Mironova)

Vsevolod Sanayev
The Lumberjack (as V. V. Sanayev)

Nikita Kondratyev
The Waiter (as N. S. Kondratyev)

Anatoli Shalayev
The Boy Musical Prodigy (as Tolya Shalayev)

Aleksey Dolinin
The Militia Man (as A. G. Dolinin)

Ivan Chuvelyov
The Olympiad Representative (as I. P. Chuvelyov)

Emmanuil Geller
Unknown

Niki Otto
The Cooc

Vladimir Uralskiy
Ferryboat passenger
Dmitriy Zolts
Pashka
Boris Keropyan
Unknown
Crew

Grigori Aleksandrov
Director, Writer

Mikhail Volpin
Writer

Nikolay Erdman
Writer

Vladimir Nilsen
Co-Writer, Director of Photography
Yeva Ladyzhenskaya
Editor
Boris Petrov
Director of Photography

Konstantin Yudin
First Assistant Director
V. Kishmishev
Second Assistant Director
Bela Fridman
Second Assistant Director
Isaak Zayonts
Executive Producer
V. Bryantsev
Executive Producer
Georgi Grivtsov
Production Design
Mikhail Karyakin
Production Design
V. Pereslavtsev
Camera Operator
Semyon Galadzh
Assistant Camera
Ivan Panov
Assistant Camera
G. Komissarov
Assistant Camera
Konstantin Efimov
Costume Design
L. Porozov
Makeup & Hair
Yevgeni Nesterov
Sound Director

Raisa Lukina
Sound
Andrey Boltyanskiy
VFX Supervisor, VFX Director of Photography

Isaak Dunayevsky
Original Music Composer

Vasilii Lebedev-Kumach
Lyricist
Galina Shakhovskaya
Choreographer
E. Soluyanov
Administration
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