

A Funny Dream, or Laughter and Tears
1976 · 133 min · Family, Fantasy, Adventure
A student and chess lover Andrey Popov, while getting sick the night before a chess game with a chess world champion Karpov, falls asleep and is having a dream. In this dream, he finds himself in a kingdom ruled by chess figures and playing cards. Chess figures (who are in power) are in a state of sadness due to a misterious disease that struck their young prince. While Andrey attempts to help them, the cards are preparing a coup...
- Director
- Igor Usov
- Writer
- Arnold Vitol
- Released
- June 6, 1976
- Language
- Russian
Cast

Sergei Krupennikov
Andrey Popov

Yuliya Shulepova
Prince / Princess

Sergei Filippov
Chess King

Vladimir Trukhanov
Pattison

Georgiy Vitsin
Krivello / Jack of Spades

Valentina Kosobutskaya
Dvuliche / Queen of Spades

Oleg Popov
Mag Univer

Valentin Nikulin
Joker

Yevgeni Morgunov
Tuz

Valentina Kovel
Kargan / Queen of Spades

Anatoliy Alekseev
chief of the guard

Yevgeniya Vetlova
Evgeniya Aleksandrovna
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