What a Mess!

What a Mess!

1995
2h 23min

The story starts in a Siberia where world's biggest diamond was found. It is so valuable that it may not only pay off the enormous national debt, but also allow every Russian citizen to move to the Canary Islands. However, Mafia plans to steal the massive gem but a notorious thief, Vasia, ruins their plans. Mafia and militia begin chasing him, but soon Vasia learns that he has brothers as between the chase he runs into well known Jewish conductor and a gypsy baron who are triplet brothers.

What a Mess!

Storyline

The story starts in a Siberia where world's biggest diamond was found. It is so valuable that it may not only pay off the enormous national debt, but also allow every Russian citizen to move to the Canary Islands. However, Mafia plans to steal the massive gem but a notorious thief, Vasia, ruins their plans. Mafia and militia begin chasing him, but soon Vasia learns that he has brothers as between the chase he runs into well known Jewish conductor and a gypsy baron who are triplet brothers.
    Released
    30 March 1995
    Runtime
    2h 23min
    Director
    Budget
    $1,200,000
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    Russian
    Production
    Mosfilm, Zhanr
Cast
Valeriy Garkalin
Valeriy Garkalin
Vasiliy Krolikov / Innokentiy Shniperson / Roman Almazov / Patrick Crolikow
Vera Alentova
Vera Alentova
Carol Abzats / Zemfira Almazova / Lusiena Krolikova / Whitney Crolikow
Inna Churikova
Inna Churikova
Praskov'ya Krolikova
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
Kozyulski
Igor Ugolnikov
Igor Ugolnikov
Piskunov Jean-Paul Nikolayevich
Sergey Batalov
Sergey Batalov
Lieutenant
Rolan Bykov
Rolan Bykov
Brilliant's buyer
Leonid Kuravlyov
Leonid Kuravlyov
USA ambassador
Lyubov Polishchuk
Lyubov Polishchuk
Jennifer, Ambassador's wife
Oleg Efremov
Oleg Efremov
Nikolay Grigoryevich
Oleg Tabakov
Oleg Tabakov
Sukhodrishchev
Aleksandr Voroshilo
Kozma
Nonna Mordyukova
Nonna Mordyukova
Registry Office Worker
Sergei Artsybashev
Sergei Artsybashev
Registry Office Worker
Yevgeni Vesnik
Yevgeni Vesnik
Doctor
Evgeniy Gerchakov
Evgeniy Gerchakov
Director of the Orchestra
Arkadiy Koval
Arkadiy Koval
TV Announcer
Yevgeni Aleksandrov
Yevgeni Aleksandrov
Reporter
Irina Apeksimova
Irina Apeksimova
Step performer
Valery Nikolaev
Valery Nikolaev
Step performer
Valery Afanasyev
Valery Afanasyev
Geologist Anatoliy Ivanov
Sergey Gabrielyan
Sergey Gabrielyan
Geologist Ravil Beliletdinov
Tatyana Kravchenko
Tatyana Kravchenko
Geologist Bronislava Rosenbaum
Yuriy Chernov
Yuriy Chernov
Suitcase carrier
Vladimir Gusev
Vladimir Gusev
General
Gennady Matveev
Gennady Matveev
General
Boris Smorchkov
Boris Smorchkov
General
Yuriy Kuzmenkov
Yuriy Kuzmenkov
man with a goat
Lev Borisov
Lev Borisov
Mafiosi
Viktor Gajnov
Viktor Gajnov
Mafiosi
Ivan Martynov
Mafiosi
Sergey Ruban
Mafiosi
Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy
Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy
Ambassador's bodyguard
Mikhail Kokshenov
Mikhail Kokshenov
Ambassador's bodyguard
Inna Kara-Mosko
Inna Kara-Mosko
Carol's friend
Nina Alisova
Nina Alisova
Meloman
Vsevolod Sanayev
Vsevolod Sanayev
Meloman
Anatoliy Kuznetsov
Anatoliy Kuznetsov
Father
Vladimir Menshov
Vladimir Menshov
Russian President
Aleksei Buldakov
Aleksei Buldakov
Acting
Marina Golub
Marina Golub
Acting
Aleksey Yakubov
Aleksey Yakubov
Acting
Elena Bushueva
Elena Bushueva
Acting
Aleksandr Nikitchenko
Acting
O. Puchkova
Acting
Aleksandr Ryzhkov
Aleksandr Ryzhkov
Acting
Pyotr Merkuryev
Pyotr Merkuryev
Acting
Lyudmila Velikaya
Lyudmila Velikaya
Acting
Olga Streltsova
Acting
Viktor Eltsov
Acting
T. Chudotvortseva
Acting
Ira Davydova
Acting
Natasha Davydova
Acting
Lyudmila Larionova
Lyudmila Larionova
Acting
Vyacheslav Solovyov
Acting
Ekaterina Krol
Acting
Anatoly Kalmykov
Anatoly Kalmykov
Acting
Maxim Glotov
Maxim Glotov
(uncredited)
Pavel Remnyov
(uncredited)
Timur Kogan
(uncredited)
Klavdiya Kozlyonkova
Klavdiya Kozlyonkova
(uncredited)
Andrey Zvyagintsev
Andrey Zvyagintsev
(uncredited)
Oleg Kozhemyakin
(uncredited)
Leonid Aleksandrov
(uncredited)
Irina Borodulina
(uncredited)
Aleksandr Gorbachev
Aleksandr Gorbachev
(uncredited)
Irina Davydova
(uncredited)
Vladimir Shiryaev
Vladimir Shiryaev
(uncredited)
Evgeniy Kuleshov
Evgeniy Kuleshov
(uncredited)
Lev Guzhnovskiy
Lev Guzhnovskiy
(uncredited)
Lyubov Rudenko
Lyubov Rudenko
(uncredited)
Yulia Zhiveinova-Ferrara
(uncredited)
Sergey Labyrin
(uncredited)
Vyacheslav Ushanov
Vyacheslav Ushanov
(uncredited)
Andrey Tunik
(uncredited)
Sergey Ershov
Sergey Ershov
(uncredited)
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