Aybolit-66

Aybolit-66
Directed by	Rolan Bykov
Written by	Rolan Bykov; Vadim Korostylyov; Kornei Chukovsky (story)
Music by	Boris Tchaikovsky
Cinematography	Gennadi Tsekavyj; Viktor Yakushev
Edited by	Irma Tsekavaya
Production; company	Mosfilm
Release date	19 April 1967;
Running time	92 minutes
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

Aybolit-66 (Russian: Айболит-66) is a 1966 Soviet family comedy film directed by Rolan Bykov. It is based on a story by Kornei Chukovsky. The film features Oleg Yefremov as the good Aibolit and Rolan Bykov as the evil Barmalei.

Plot

In Africa, monkeys have become sick. The news was reported to Dr. Aybolit by Monkey Chi-Chi. But Barmalei with his gang are attempting to hamper their plan. At first they seize the doctor's ship on the sea and throw out Dr. Aybolit. At the end, the robbers by order of chief Barmalei collect all the local pirates on the river bank. In conclusion the good doctor manages to overpower Barmalei using drugs and cures the monkeys.

Cast

Oleg Yefremov as Doctor Aybolit
Lidiya Knyazeva as Chi-Chi the Monkey
Yevgeni Vasilyev as Avva the Dog
Rolan Bykov as Barmalei / Author
Aleksei Smirnov as Pirate #1
Frunzik Mkrtchyan as Pirate #2
Leonid Yengibarov
Konstantin Khudyakov
Igor Yasulovich
Ilya Rutberg
Vadim Grachyov
Gurgen Janibekyan

Influence

In 1971, Canadian filmmaker Gerald Potterton released the film Tiki Tiki, which intercut footage from Aybolit-66 with original animated sequences to recontextualize it in the style of Woody Allen's 1966 film What's Up, Tiger Lily?.[1] Alexander Kuznetsov, the original production designer of Aybolit-66, was named the winner of the Canadian Film Award for Best Art Direction/Production Design at the 23rd Canadian Film Awards.[2]

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References

"Tiki-Tiki a complicated delight". Montreal Gazette, December 30, 1972.
Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 93-95.

External links

Aybolit-66 on IMDb

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[1] "Tiki-Tiki a complicated delight". Montreal Gazette, December 30, 1972.

[topalovich-2] Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 93-95.