Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967)

Shurik, a kind but naïve ethnography student, falls in love with the intelligent, athletic and beautiful All-Union Leninist Young Communist League member Nina. He has a rival in the wealthy comrade Saakhov, who concocts a kidnapping scheme to force Nina to marry him.

Directed by: Leonid Gaidai

Cast: Aleksandr Demyanenko, Natalya Varley, Yuriy Nikulin, Georgiy Vitsin, Yevgeni Morgunov, Vladimir Etush, Mher Mkrtchyan, Ruslan Akhmetov, Noy Avaliani, Nina Grebeshkova, Mikhail Gluzskiy, Emmanuil Geller

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance

Rating: 8/10

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