Kidnapping, Caucasian Style (1967)

Vladimir Etush: Comrade Saakhov

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Quotes 

• [Comrade Saakhov is negotiating with Nina's uncle to buy her as his bride. Her uncle demands 25 rams. Saakhov pretests that the region has not yet met the Soviet quota for fleeces] 

  Nina's uncle : Aren't you confusing your own fleece with the State's?

  comrade Saakhov : I, among other things, Comrade Jabrial, was appointed here to watch over State interests. You'd better sit down.

• Nina's uncle : And I want a free tour ticket.

  comrade Saakhov : To Siberia!

• comrade Saakhov : I admit my mistakes.

  Nina : The mistakes should not be admitted. They should be washed off... with blood!

• Nina : I'm Nina.

  Nina's uncle : She's a student at a teachers training college.

  comrade Saakhov : She'll teach our successors.

  Nina's uncle : An A-student, a Young Communist, an athlete.

  Nina : Uncle knows everything about me.

  comrade Saakhov : An A-student and a Young Communist. Just what we need.

• comrade Saakhov : You have a wrong idea about our parts. As we all know, Kuzbass is... national smithy. Kuban is a national granary. And the Caucasus is a national what?

  Shurik : Health resort!

  comrade Saakhov : Wrong! It's a national smithy, granary and health resort.