Aman(whoisaccidentallydeclareddead)triestofindawayoutofofficialdomcacth-22...Gaidai'ssatireonbureaucracyoriginallywasintentedtobeafeaturelenghtfilm,butdueto*shipissues(especiallypresurefromUSSRMinisterofCultureNikolayMikhaylov),thefilmwasinevitablyeditedandcutdowntoroughlyfiftyminutesrunningtime.Ithinkthat'sashame-wouldn'tbesurprisedifthebestspartswerediscarded.Butstillit'sworthatry.