The Green Light (Russian: Зелёный огонёк, romanized: Zelyoniy ogonyok) is a 1964 Soviet comedy film directed by Villen Azarov.[1][2][3] The film tells about the good-natured taxi driver Sergey and his first trip around the city of Moscow on an old dilapidated Moskvitch during which he helps people out.[4] (The green light on a taxi of the time used to indicate that it is vacant.)
| The Green Light | |
|---|---|
| Russian: Зелёный огонёк | |
| Directed by | Villen Azarov |
| Written by | Valentina Spirina |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Viktor Listopadov |
| Edited by | L. Lysenkova |
| Music by | Aleksandr Flyarkovsky |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Cast
- Aleksei Kuznetsov as Sergey Kuznetsov
- Svetlana Savyolova as Ira Savyolova
- Anatoliy Papanov as Boris Zhmurkin (as A. Papanov)
- Tatyana Bestayeva as Lena (as T. Bestayeva)
- Ivan Ryzhov as Vasiliy Stepanovich (as I. Ryzhov)
- Vsevolod Sanaev as Pensioner (as V. Saneyev)
- Vladimir Rautbart as Gruzin (as V. Rautbart)
- Vyacheslav Nevinnyy as Vikharyev (as V. Nevinnyy)[5]
