Bootleggers

1961 film by Leonid Gaidai
Movie short_film Q1963916
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Bootleggers

Summary

Bootleggers is a short film[1]. Bootleggers ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bootleggers's instance of is recorded as short film[3].
  • Bootleggers was directed by Leonid Gaidai[4].
  • Leonid Gaidai wrote the screenplay for Bootleggers[5].
  • Konstantin Brovin wrote the screenplay for Bootleggers[6].
  • Bootleggers's composer is recorded as Nikita Bogoslovsky[7].
  • Bootleggers's genre is comedy film[8].
  • Bootleggers's genre is adventure film[9].
  • Bootleggers was followed by Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures[10].
  • A cast member of Bootleggers was Georgy Vitsin[11].
  • A cast member of Bootleggers was Yevgeny Morgunov[12].
  • A cast member of Bootleggers was Yuri Nikulin[13].
  • A cast member of Bootleggers was Vladimir Pitsek[14].
  • Bootleggers was produced by Leonid Gaidai[15].
  • Bootleggers's production company is recorded as Mosfilm[16].
  • Bootleggers's director of photography is recorded as Konstantin Brovin[17].
  • The original language of Bootleggers was Russian[18].
  • Bootleggers's color is recorded as color[19].
  • Bootleggers's country of origin is recorded as Soviet Union[20].
  • Bootleggers was published on January 8, 1962[21].
  • Bootleggers's characters is recorded as Trus, Balbes and Byvaly[22].
  • Bootleggers's main subject is illicit distilling[23].
  • Bootleggers's main subject is moonshine[24].
  • Bootleggers's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Самогонщики'}[25].
  • Bootleggers's different from is recorded as Q4406643[26].
  • Bootleggers's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+18'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Bootleggers was produced by Leonid Gaidai[15]. Bootleggers was directed by Leonid Gaidai[4]. Screenwriters include Leonid Gaidai[5] and Konstantin Brovin[6]. Cast members include Georgy Vitsin[11], Yevgeny Morgunov[12], Yuri Nikulin[13], and Vladimir Pitsek[14].

Publication

Bootleggers was published on January 8, 1962[21]. The original language of Bootleggers was Russian[18]. Genres include comedy film[8] and adventure film[9].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include illicit distilling[23] and moonshine[24].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Bootleggers was followed by Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures[10].

Why It Matters

Bootleggers ranks in the top 6% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month).[2] Bootleggers has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Bootleggers is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · BorkedBot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Characters Trus, Balbes and Byvaly
    Publication date +1962-01-08T00:00:00Z
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