How Robinson Was Created (1961)
The film is based on the feuilleton of the same name by I. Ilf and E. Petrov. A writer named Moldovantsev delivers a thrilling Soviet‐style Robinson Crusoe adventure on deadline, only to have his editor insist on adding a local party chairman, freed ex‐members, an activist collector, a housing committee and even a meeting table, bell and ledger washed ashore. Reluctantly he complies, so far that he jettisons Robinson himself as an unjustified weakling, transforming his novel into an absurd manifesto of bureaucratic excess.
Director: Eldar Ryazanov, Eduard Abalov
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 13 min
Release Date: September 18, 1961
Cast
- Anatoliy Papanov - редактор журнала «Приключенческое дело»
- Sergei Filippov - Молдованцев - писатель
- Pavel Tarasov - кинокритик - в прологе
- Georgiy Kulikov - сценарист - в прологе
- Pyotr Repnin - кинокритик - в прологе
- Igor Sretensky - исчезнувший писатель
Screenplay
- Yevgeni Petrov (Story)
- Ilya Ilf (Story)
- Eldar Ryazanov (Screenplay)
- Yelena Skidanenko (Script Editor)
- Ivan Pyryev (Creative Producer)
Music: Aleksandr Zatsepin, Anatoliy Lepin
Cinematography: Savva Kulish, Leonid Kraynenkov
Production: Mosfilm
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Original Language: ru
Keywords
based on short story, short film
More Films by Director: Eldar Ryazanov, Eduard Abalov
More Films in Genre: Comedy
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is How Robinson Was Created about?
- The film is based on the feuilleton of the same name by I. Ilf and E. Petrov. A writer named Moldovantsev delivers a thrilling Soviet‐style Robinson Crusoe adventure on deadline, only to have his editor insist on adding a local party chairman, freed ex‐members, an activist collector, a housing committee and even a meeting table, bell and ledger washed ashore. Reluctantly he complies, so far that he jettisons Robinson himself as an unjustified weakling, transforming his novel into an absurd manifesto of bureaucratic excess.
- Who directed How Robinson Was Created?
- How Robinson Was Created was directed by Eldar Ryazanov, Eduard Abalov.
- Who stars in How Robinson Was Created?
- How Robinson Was Created stars Anatoliy Papanov, Sergei Filippov, Pavel Tarasov, Georgiy Kulikov, Pyotr Repnin, Igor Sretensky.
- How long is How Robinson Was Created?
- How Robinson Was Created has a runtime of 13m (13 minutes).
- What genre is How Robinson Was Created?
- How Robinson Was Created is a Comedy film.
- Where was How Robinson Was Created produced?
- How Robinson Was Created was produced in Soviet Union.