Question 1

Why was 'Kidnapping, Caucasian Style' almost prevented from being released?

Accepted Answer

Censors initially blocked its release, but Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev saw it and liked Leonid Gaidai's work, leading them to reconsider and approve it.

Question 2

Which two actors initially refused to be in the film and why?

Accepted Answer

Yuriy Nikulin and Evgeniy Morgunov declined at first because they thought the screenplay was too unrealistic.

Question 3

How successful was 'Kidnapping, Caucasian Style' at the Soviet box office?

Accepted Answer

It was Leonid Gaidai's most popular film yet, topping the 1967 Soviet box office with 76.54 million viewers.

Question 4

What is the central conflict in 'Kidnapping, Caucasian Style'?

Accepted Answer

Shurik, a naive student, loves Nina, but his wealthy rival Comrade Saakhov devises a kidnapping scheme to force her to marry him.

Question 5

Who plays the character Shurik in the film?

Accepted Answer

Aleksandr Demyanenko portrays Shurik, the kind but naive ethnography student.

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