Striped Trip

Striped Trip
Directed by Vladimir Fetin
Starring Aleksei Gribov
Ivan Dmitriyev
Margarita Nazarova
Evgeni Leonov
Vladimir Belokurov
Music by Venyamin Basner
Cinematography Dmitriy Meshiev
Release date
premiere on the 8 of September, 1961.
Running time
83 minutes
Country USSR
Language Russian

Striped Trip (Russian: Полосатый рейс, translit. Polosatyi reys) is a 1961 Soviet comedy film directed by Vladimir Fetin.

Plot

To escape from a hot tropical place Shuleykin (Evgeni Leonov) accepts a position on a ship looking after a cargo of twelve cages with tigers. Chief mate ("starpom" in Russian), played by Ivan Dmitriyev) has continuous arguments with Marianna (Margarita Nazarova) about the little tricks she plays on the crew. One day a stowaway monkey opens the cages and the limited capabilities of Shuleykin get exposed. In this situation Marianna unexpectedly turns into a skilled animal trainer.

Cast

Postage stamp devoted to Leonov and episode of Soviet movie Striped Trip.

Other

  • The scene in the bath with tiger was shot deception. Leonov was terribly afraid of the tiger and refused to appear with him. Actor was convinced that he would be separated by glass. But while Leonov was with foam on his face, it was slowly removed. So Leonov’s fear on the screen was natural.

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