The Bonus (1974)
A small construction team led by Potapov suddenly refuses to receive a bonus payment from their company for exceeding performance targets. The team accuses its construction company HQ with artificially reducing the targets, so they can be easily exceeded. It makes the management looks good, yet leads to frequent downtime reducing earnings for common construction workers even with fake bonuses. On a hastily organized meeting the management tries to subdue the "unruly" gang leader charging that he cannot know all details. It turned out that Potapov and his team prepared a detailed business analysis, which proved their point. Managers, who had different interests and positions, have to decide how to deal with the real problem leading to unexpected results.
Cast
- Evgeni Leonov - Vasily Potapov, gang leader
- Vladimir Samoylov - Pavel Batartsev, managing director
- Oleg Yankovskiy - Lev Solomakhin, Communist party boss at the company, second-in-command
- Mikhail Gluzskiy - Boris Shatunov, head of planning department
- Nina Urgant - Dina MIlenina, economist
- Armen Dzhigarkhanyan - Григорий Фроловский
- Viktor Sergachyov - Roman Lyubaev, safety engineer
- Leonid Dyachkov - Victor Chernikov, division manager
- Boryslav Brondukov - Alexander Zyubin, foreman
- Svetlana Kryuchkova - Alexandra, hoistman
Screenplay
- Aleksandr Gelman (Screenplay)
- Aleksandr Bessmertniy (Script Editor)
Keywords
business ethics, crew, industry, business, blue collar, construction
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Bonus about?
- A small construction team led by Potapov suddenly refuses to receive a bonus payment from their company for exceeding performance targets. The team accuses its construction company HQ with artificially reducing the targets, so they can be easily exceeded. It makes the management looks good, yet leads to frequent downtime reducing earnings for common construction workers even with fake bonuses. On a hastily organized meeting the management tries to subdue the "unruly" gang leader charging that he cannot know all details. It turned out that Potapov and his team prepared a detailed business analysis, which proved their point. Managers, who had different interests and positions, have to decide how to deal with the real problem leading to unexpected results.
- Who directed The Bonus?
- The Bonus was directed by Sergey Mikaelyan.
- Who stars in The Bonus?
- The Bonus stars Evgeni Leonov, Vladimir Samoylov, Oleg Yankovskiy, Mikhail Gluzskiy, Nina Urgant, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan.
- How long is The Bonus?
- The Bonus has a runtime of 1h 25m (85 minutes).
- What genre is The Bonus?
- The Bonus is a Drama, TV Movie film.
- Where was The Bonus produced?
- The Bonus was produced in Soviet Union.