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The Man from Nowhere

6.319611h 21mMovieComedyFantasy

In a young anthropologist's dream, he brings a member of the imaginary mountain tribe called Tapi to Moscow, in order to save him from being eaten by other tribesmen as well as to prove the tribe's existence to academia. The main character is probably based on Yeti.

DirectorEldar Ryazanov
WriterLeonid Zorin
ProducerMaks Gershengorin

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Cast · Directed by Eldar Ryazanov

SYSergei Yursky
Sergei Yursky
Chudak
YYYuriy Yakovlev
Yuriy Yakovlev
Vladimir Porazhayev
APAnatoliy Papanov
Anatoliy Papanov
Krokhalyov
LGLyudmila Gurchenko
Lyudmila Gurchenko
Lena
AAAnatoli Adoskin
Anatoli Adoskin
Misha
YBYuri Belov
Yuri Belov
Gavrilov - serzhant militsii
NMNinel Myshkova
Ninel Myshkova
Olya
PTPavel Tarasov
Pavel Tarasov
Chlen sportivnogo obshchestva
VMVladimir Muravyov
Vladimir Muravyov
Kapitan - nachalnik otdeleniya militsii
YNYuriy Nikulin
Yuriy Nikulin
Militsioner (uncredited)

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The Man from Nowhere hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around July 6, 1961. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.