The Laboratory
1979, RU. Directed by Aleksandr Pankratov.
Based on the story by B.Polishchuk “The Laboratory of Voskoboinikov". Due to the need to reduce staff, the head of the laboratory, not wanting to make a choice himself, entrusts this ”slippery” task to the entire team, and he goes on a business trip. Upon arrival, it turns out that not only has no one been fired, but they have also achieved an increase in staff.
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- RU
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- Released
- 5 October 1979
- Original title
- Лаборатория
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Valentin Chernykh
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The Laboratory (1979) was directed by Aleksandr Pankratov and stars Vsevolod Shilovsky, Sergey Shakurov, Oleg Golubitsky.