Queen of the Gas Station
| Queen of the Gas Station | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by |
Alexei Mishurin Nikolai Litus |
| Written by | Pyotr Lubenskiy |
| Starring |
Nadezhda Rumyantseva Andrei Sova Alexei Kozhevnikov Yuri Belov |
| Music by | Evgeniy Zubtsov |
| Cinematography |
Mikhail Ivanov Alexander Pischikov |
Production company | |
Release date | 1963 |
Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Queen of the Gas Station (Russian: Королева бензоколонки, translit. Koroleva benzkolonki) is a 1963 Soviet comedy film directed by Alexei Mishurin and Nikolai Litus.[1][2]
Plot
Poltava resident Lyudmila Dobryjvecher tries become an announcer on television but does not pass the audition because of her terrible diction. She dreams of becoming a flight attendant on the Tu-104 — but this also does not come to pass. Now Lyudmila is once again preparing to enter the ensemble "Ballet on Ice". She compensates the lack of ice with training on roller skates and temporarily finds work as a tanker at a gas station. Not everything works out for the new-born worker, but cheerful disposition and resourcefulness help her not only to master a new specialty, but also radically rebuild the industry of the entire gas station.
Cast
- Nadezhda Rumyantseva - Lyudmila Dobriyvecher (Dobriyvecher means good evening in Russian)
- Andrey Sova - Panas Petrovich, Head of the Gas Station
- Alexei Kozhevnikov - Taras, the driver of the UAZ with a portable film projector
- Nonna Koperzhinskaya - Rogneda Karpovna, barmaid at the gas station
- Yuri Belov - Slavka, driver of intercity passenger bus
- Vladimir Belokurov - Alexander Efimovich Bear ("Bear"), the driver of the first class
- Sergei Blinnikov - Comrade Babiy
- Victor Myagky - Comrade Borshch, road chief
- Nikolay Yakovenko - Comrade Lopata, road chief
- Evgenia Opalova - teacher
- Viktor Khalatov - the seller in a department store
- Pavel Vinnik - Podorozhny, Senior Lieutenant, Automobile Inspector
- Alexander Khvylya - bus passenger, priest
- Sergey Shemetilo - freight forwarder
- Mikhail Kramar - driver
- Nikolay Panasiev - Valery Grach, the partner of Koshevoy