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Mimino (, , ) is a 1977 comedy-drama film by Soviet director Georgiy Daneliya produced by Mosfilm and Gruziya-film, starring Vakhtang Kikabidze and Frunzik Mkrtchyan. Anatoliy Petritskiy served as the film's Director of Photography. The Soviet era comedy won the 1977 Golden Prize at the 10th Moscow International Film Festival.

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Local Georgian pilot Mimino dreams of flying airplanes for major international airlines. To realize his aspirations, he goes to Moscow where he encounters a fellow comrade from the Caucasus, the Armenian Rubik. Many misadventures ensue.

Released: 1977-06-0692 minDir: Georgiy DaneliyaComedy, Drama

Cast

  • Vakhtang Kikabidze as Valentin Mizandari "Valiko Mimino"
  • Mher Mkrtchyan as Ruben Khachikyan "Rubik-djan"
  • Evgeni Leonov as Ivan Volokhov
  • Elena Proklova as Larisa Ivanovna Komarova - stewardess
  • Marina Dyuzheva as Svetlana Georgievna - Mimino's lawyer
  • Archil Gomiashvili as Nugzar Papishvili - the father of Varlaam

Themes

  • pilot
  • helicopter pilot
  • misadventure
  • moscow, russia

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Ratings

IMDb

8.1/10

7,423 votes

Year
1977
Runtime
95 min
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Rated
PG
Awards
1 win total

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Key facts

Film.name
Mimino
Film.image
mimino poster.jpg
Film.caption
Film poster
Film.director
Georgiy Daneliya
Film.producer
Mosfilm
Film.writer
Georgiy DaneliyaRevaz GabriadzeViktoriya Tokareva
Film.starring
Vakhtang KikabidzeFrunzik Mkrtchyan
Film.cinematography
Anatoliy Petritskiy
Film.music
Giya Kancheli
Film.country
Soviet Union
Film.runtime
97 minutes
Film.language
RussianGeorgianArmenian

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Encyclopedic overview

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Mimino (, , ) is a 1977 comedy-drama film by Soviet director Georgiy Daneliya produced by Mosfilm and Gruziya-film, starring Vakhtang Kikabidze and Frunzik Mkrtchyan. Anatoliy Petritskiy served as the film's Director of Photography. The Soviet era comedy won the 1977 Golden Prize at the 10th Moscow International Film Festival.

==Plot== Valentin (Valiko) Mizandari, nicknamed Mimino (; ), is a Georgian bush pilot flying Mi-2 helicopters between small villages and his hometown Telavi. However, when he reunites with his former flight academy classmate Valera, a Tu-144 pilot in Tbilisi, he meets stewardess Larisa, who catches his eye. After being punished for unauthorized transport of a cow for an old woman in the village, he asks for recertification and a transfer, hoping to fly large airliners around the world.

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