Name: The Idiot
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Crime
Released: 1991-12-10
Duration: 2 h 8 min
Cast: Valeriya Boguk, Nikolai Karachentsov, Anna Samokhina, Larisa Udovichenko, Venyamin Smekhov

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Puts you inside a crime.
Keeps you guessing.
Keeps you on edge.

Not for laughs, comfort or warmth.

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At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 54GoodWatch 72
IMDb5.4
Running time
2 h 8 min
Longer than most comedies, +28 min on the typical 100
typical 100128
Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1991
December 10, 1991
35 years ago
Genres
ComedyMysteryCrime
Language
Russian
Original language
Made in
Russia
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
ViolenceMild
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityModerate
Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
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Not listed for kids or family movie night.
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Directing · 1
Aleksei Korenev Director, Screenplay
Writing · 1
Marcel Achard Theatre Play
Production · 2
Gerald Bezhanov Producer
Valeriy Fateyev Producer
Camera · 1
Boris Olifer Camera Operator
Editing · 1
Vera Kolyadenko Editor
Sound · 2
Mikhail Muromov Music, Songs
Aleksandr Golub Sound
Art · 1
Vyacheslav Kubarev Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 2
L. Yazykova Costume Design
Margarita Sokolnikova Costume Design