Journalist Shurik arrives in the Caucasus in order to study local culture and folklore, the ancient customs and traditions of the people in this region. Per chance he meets and befriends a girl in a mountainous town, the beauty Nina, which the gouvernor, wealthy and powerful local Saakhov, is planning to marry — if not willingly then by force. Using the gullible journalist as a strawman, Saakhov and his henchmen (the "Coward", the "Fool", and the "Pro", a trio of comic antiheros) are able to kidnap Nina, all seems to work according to plan. But realizing that he had been deceived, Shurik, who fell for Nina, rushes to rescue his beloved one, for a happy ending.
Дмитрий Шаракоис
as Shurik
Анастасия Задорожная
as Nina
Геннадий Хазанов
as Saakhov
Арарат Кещян
as Jabrail
Семён Стругачёв
as Trus
Сергей Степанченко
as Byvaliy
Николай Добрынин
as Balbes
Михаил Тарабукин
as Edik
Михаил Ефремов
as Hotel Manager
Юлий Гусман
as Director of Mental Hospital
Лариса Удовиченко
as Doctor
Михаил Владимиров
as Taxi Driver
