A Funny Dream, or Laughter and Tears

A Funny Dream, or Laughter and Tears

133 mins | Adventure, Family, Fantasy | June 6, 1976

A student and chess lover Andrey Popov, while getting sick the night before a chess game with a chess world champion Karpov, falls asleep and is having a dream. In this dream, he finds himself in a kingdom ruled by chess figures and playing cards. Chess figures (who are in power) are in a state of sadness due to a misterious disease that struck their young prince. While Andrey attempts to help them, the cards are preparing a coup...

A Funny Dream, or Laughter and Tears

133 mins | Adventure, Family, Fantasy | June 6, 1976

A Funny Dream, or Laughter and Tears
A student and chess lover Andrey Popov, while getting sick the night before a chess game with a chess world champion Karpov, falls asleep and is having a dream. In this dream, he finds himself in a kingdom ruled by chess figures and playing cards. Chess figures (who are in power) are in a state of sadness due to a misterious disease that struck their young prince. While Andrey attempts to help them, the cards are preparing a coup...
Producers Lenfilm
Original title Веселое сновидение, или смех сквозь слезы
Directors Igor Usov
Writers Sergei Mikhalkov, Arnold Vitol

Cast

Sergei Krupennikov

as Andrey Popov

Yuliya Shulepova

as Prince / Princess

Sergei Filippov

as Chess King

Georgiy Vitsin

as Krivello / Jack of Spades

Oleg Popov

as Mag Univer

Valentin Nikulin

as Joker