The Great Tamer
1974, Russian. Directed by Georgy Ovcharenko.
In one small provincial town lives Savva Kulikov. In ordinary life, he is an exemplary Soviet citizen and an up-and-coming economist, but Kulikov has an unusual hobby — he trains his own pets, teaching them many amusing stunts. Among the "pupils" Savva already have a dog, a cat and even a parrot. One day the chimpanzee gets into Savva's hands. The animal was easy to train, with dexterity performing all the tricks of Kulikov, and he decided that his hobby should go to a new, more serious stage - performance in public. Circus friends help Savva break into the circus arena. The main character performs with his monkey in a local circus and the show was an incredible success, breaking a storm of applause from a grateful public.
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Georgy OvcharenkoDirector
- Albert FilozovSavva Kulikov
- Lyubov RumyantsevaYelena Vasilyevna
- Vasili MerkuryevVasily Vasilyevich
- Marianna StrizhenovaYelena's Mother
- Sergei FilippovUncle Misha
- Rostislav ShmyryovClown Vasya
- Arnold PomazanClown Ivan
- Baadur TsuladzeZaur Zurabovich
- Antonina MaksimovaSavva's Mother
- Mikhail ZharkovskyZoo Director
- Aleksandr BespalyySailor Kostya
- Avgustin MilovanovPavel Yevgrafovich
Details
- Released
- 25 December 1974
- Original title
- Великий укротитель
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Galina Pchelyakova, Ivan Mendzheritskiy
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The Great Tamer runs 72 minutes (1h 12m).
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The Great Tamer isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 December 1974. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Great Tamer?
The Great Tamer (1974) was directed by Georgy Ovcharenko and stars Albert Filozov, Lyubov Rumyantseva, Vasili Merkuryev.