If You Want - Believe It, If You Want - Don't (1964)
Roman Kurykin, an amateur jazzman and the owner of an absolute ear for music, cannot reconcile himself to the idea that his son Edik does not show any interest in music. The dejected father, in desperation, suspected that the child could have been replaced in the maternity hospital by mistake. He got the addresses of two families where the sons were born at the same time as the younger Kurykin. Kurykin reports his suspicions to two other fathers, Shulgin and Sazonov. In secret from their wives, husbands begin their investigation.
Director: Slava Chaplin, Igor Usov
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 67 min
Release Date: January 1, 1964
Cast
- Zinoviy Gerdt - Narrator (voice)
- Grenada Mnatsakanova
- Vladimir Klimentyev
- Vadim Kurkov - Shulgin
- Muza Krepkogorskaya - Dusya
- Lyudmila Shagalova - Galya
- Anatoli Adoskin - Sazonov
- Evgeniy Evstigneev
- Zoya Fyodorova
- Igor Kapitonov
Screenplay
Music: Sofiya Gubaydulina
Cinematography: Yakov Sklyansky
Production: Gorky Film Studios
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Original Language: ru
More Films by Director: Slava Chaplin, Igor Usov
More Films in Genre: Comedy
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is If You Want - Believe It, If You Want - Don't about?
- Roman Kurykin, an amateur jazzman and the owner of an absolute ear for music, cannot reconcile himself to the idea that his son Edik does not show any interest in music. The dejected father, in desperation, suspected that the child could have been replaced in the maternity hospital by mistake. He got the addresses of two families where the sons were born at the same time as the younger Kurykin. Kurykin reports his suspicions to two other fathers, Shulgin and Sazonov. In secret from their wives, husbands begin their investigation.
- Who directed If You Want - Believe It, If You Want - Don't?
- If You Want - Believe It, If You Want - Don't was directed by Slava Chaplin, Igor Usov.
- Who stars in If You Want - Believe It, If You Want - Don't?
- If You Want - Believe It, If You Want - Don't stars Zinoviy Gerdt, Grenada Mnatsakanova, Vladimir Klimentyev, Vadim Kurkov, Muza Krepkogorskaya, Lyudmila Shagalova.
- How long is If You Want - Believe It, If You Want - Don't?
- If You Want - Believe It, If You Want - Don't has a runtime of 1h 7m (67 minutes).
- What genre is If You Want - Believe It, If You Want - Don't?
- If You Want - Believe It, If You Want - Don't is a Comedy film.
- Where was If You Want - Believe It, If You Want - Don't produced?
- If You Want - Believe It, If You Want - Don't was produced in Soviet Union.