# Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures (1965)

> Three buoyant Soviet comedy episodes follow the well-meaning student Shurik through slapstick trouble involving a bully, an exam, and an inept robbery.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/12580

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: Leonid Gaidai
- Cast: Aleksandr Demyanenko, Aleksei Smirnov, Mikhail Pugovkin, Vladimir Basov, Natalya Seleznyova, Yuriy Nikulin, Georgiy Vitsin, Yevgeni Morgunov
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059550/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: witty, playful, buoyant, lazy sunday, group movie night

## Synopsis

A nerdy student navigates the absurdities of life, love, and crime in a series of comedic misadventures.

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