The Scoundrel, or Running On the Spot
1984, Russian. Directed by Viktor Tregubovich.
Comedy of manners with elements of grotesque. The hero of the tape - an employee of a solid research Institute San Sanych lubomudrov - an extraordinary personality. Charming trickster and subtle psychologist, he is fluent in the art of communicating with the "right" people.
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Viktor TregubovichDirector
- Aleksandr KalyaginСан Саныч Любомудров
- Lyudmila GurchenkoЕкатерина Ивановна
- Tatyana DogilevaМарина
- Yuriy KuznetsovВолодя
- Irina DymchenkoНаташа
- Viktor ZozulinВиктор Викторович
- Valentin SmirnitskiyОлег Арбатов
- Anatoliy Ravikovichтамада
- Viktor Stepanovмужчина на похоронах
- Aleksei Zharkovофициант в шашлычной Коля
- Evgeniy Evstigneevзритель на спектакле «Три сестры» (нет в титрах)
- Aleksandr Ivanovзритель на спектакле «Три сестры» (нет в титрах)
Details
- Released
- 5 April 1984
- Original title
- Прохиндиада, или Бег на месте
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Anatoli Grebnev
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The Scoundrel, or Running On the Spot runs 89 minutes (1h 29m).
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The Scoundrel, or Running On the Spot isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 April 1984. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Scoundrel, or Running On the Spot?
The Scoundrel, or Running On the Spot (1984) was directed by Viktor Tregubovich and stars Aleksandr Kalyagin, Lyudmila Gurchenko, Tatyana Dogileva.