The Piggy Bank (1980)
A musical screen comedy based on the French play La Cagnotte (The Piggy Bank in English) by Eugène Marin Labiche. A group of provincial Bourgeois decide to spend savings they accumulated for a year of playing cards together on a memorable deed. After humorous strategizing and alliance forming, Leonida, the unmarried sister and Blanche, the engaged daughter, of Monsieur Champbourcy, entice the group to spend the money on what they imagine a luxurious journey to a capital city. A very memorable event indeed it was.
Released: Jan 01, 1980
Runtime: 134 minutes
Genre: Comedy
Stars: Mikhail Svetin, Lyudmila Arinina, Roman Tkachuk, Grigori Abrikosov, Vera Novikova, Yuriy Nifontov
Crew: Feliks Hilevych (Director of Photography), Mikhail Grigoryev (Director), Mikhail Grigoryev (Writer), Victor Zhilko (Production Design), Vladimir Savelyev (Producer), Eugène Labiche (Writer)