Trembita (1968): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1968, Trembita is a comedy film directed by Oleg Nikolayevsky.

What it’s about. Summer 1947. The World War II has just died down. Unexpectedly and incognito a stranger shows up in a small village in Transcarpathia, situated near the very frontier. For some purpose he gets into a well in an oldmans Atanas yard, and when Atanas comes out, it turns out that he is not a stranger, he is Bogdan Susik (Ye.Vesnik), a former butler of a local count. He tries to understand why a former butler got into a well, and reveals a terrible secret to Atanas, on the honor to keep silence and assist him in everything. The fact is that when in 1944 the counter escaped overseas, Susik helped him to hide a chest. He is sure that the counters riches were hidden inside of the chest, and that the map with the chest location was put in the well. Now they have to find it

Who’s in it. Trembita stars Yevgeni Vesnik as Богдан Сусик, бывший дворецкий графа, Olga Aroseva as Парася Никаноровна, мать Олеси, Savely Kramarov as Петро and Ilya Oleynikov as Михась, житель села (в титрах И. Клявер), among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.8/10, Trembita has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Trembita page.

If you liked it. Fans of Trembita tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.