Comedy · Soviet Union · 1961 · 1h 17m

Chasing Two Hares

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Director
Viktor Ivanov
Cast
Oleg Borisov as Svyryd Petrovych Holokhvosty Margarita Krinitsyna as Pronia Prokopivna Sirko Mykola Yakovchenko as Prokip Sirko Anna Kushnirenko as Yavdokha Sirko Nonna Koperzhynska as Sekleta Lymerykha Nataliia Naum as Halia
Crew
Vadym Illienko — Director of Photography Varvara Bondina — Editor Vadym Homoliaka — Original Music Composer Viktor Ivanov — Screenplay Iosif Yutsevich — Production Design Lidiya Baikova — Costume Design
Synopsis

Based on the Ukrainian vaudeville by Mykhailo Starytskyi, the famous Ukrainian writer. The leading character, Svyryd Petrovych Holokhvosty has his own barbershop in town and a reputation of a dandy. Once, after losing everything he had at cards, he decides to remedy his financial situation by a profitable marriage. A rich but ugly girl named Pronia Sirko falls for the illustrious suitor’s courtship...

Mood & Themes
double lifebased on play or musicalweddingukraine
Key Collaborators
Viktor Ivanov Director Vadym Illienko Director of Photography Varvara Bondina Editor Vadym Homoliaka Original Music Composer Viktor Ivanov Screenplay Iosif Yutsevich Production Design Lidiya Baikova Costume Design
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