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Beware of the Car!(Movie, 1966)

Original title: "Берегись автомобиля" (Russian/RU)
1h 34min | Genres: Romance / Love, Comedy, Crime
Beware of the Car!Rating: 3.8/5 (with 4646 votes)
Beware of the Car (Russian: Береги́сь автомоби́ля, translit. Beregis Avtomobilya, English titles Uncommon Thief, or Watch out for the Automobile) is a 1966 Soviet crime comedy drama film directed by Eldar Ryazanov, based on a screenplay by Emil Braginsky and produced by Mosfilm. It stars Innokenty Smoktunovsky, Oleg Yefremov, Andrei Mironov and Anatoli Papanov, among others. Beware of the Car is recognized as a satire of the film noir genre, highly unusual in Brezhnev-era society. It is credited for launching Soviet political satire as a film genre, typified by Ryazanov's work. ()
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About Beware of the Car!

An insurance agent who moonlights as a carthief steals cars various crooks and never from the common people. He sells the stolen cars and gives the money to charity. His best friend, a cop, is assigned to bring in this modern robin hood.

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Trailer for Beware of the Car! + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Берегись автомобиля - трейлер(Trailer, 2:31)

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Берегись автомобиля - трейлер (Trailer, RU) | Берегись автомобиля - Trailer (Trailer, RU)

Additional Information

Production country: Soviet Union
Plays in: Moscow
Made by: Mosfilm
Original language: Russian (RU)
Spoken languages: Russian (RU)
Translated into 14 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Georgian (KA), Latvian (LV), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Russian (RU), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 11/30/1966 (World premiere: 05/22/1966)
Director: Eldar Ryazanov
Director of Photography: Anatoly Mukasey, Vladimir Nakhabtsev
Composer: Andrey Petrov
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Uncommon Thief"
"Beregis avtomobilya"
"Берегись Автомобиля"
"Watch Out for the Automobile"

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