Believe It or Not

Believe It or Not

1983 · 72 min · ★ 4.3 · Comedy

Musical comedy based on the story of V.Shishkov "Divers", as well as Russian legends, songs, fairy tales and ditties. A scattering of mischievous jokes, short scenes, aphorisms, silly songs, jokes, ditties, jokes - this is the wealth of funny folklore and became the basis of the film, united by three main characters: a nedotep, an eccentric village inventor Bobyl and a brave Soldier.

Directed by Sergey Ovcharov · Written by Sergey Ovcharov

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