Vakhtang Kikabidze

Acting

Vakhtang Kikabidze

Born 1938-07-19 · Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR, [now Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia]

Father was a journalist, mother was a famous singer from the ancient Bagrationi family. In 1942, Konstantin Kikabidze died the death of the brave in the battles of Kerch. In 1956-1959 he studied at the University of Tbilisi. In 1961-1963 - student of the Institute of Foreign Languages. Since 1959 - artist of the Tbilisi Philharmonic, since 1967 - soloist of VIA "Orera". Film debut - in 1966 in the film "Meeting in the mountains." As a screenwriter and director, he shot two full-length films: "Be Healthy, Dear" - the first prize at the International Comedy Film Festival in the city of Gabrovo, Bulgaria, and "Men and All Others". People's Artist of the Georgian SSR (1980).

Acting credits

Hopelessly Lost poster
5.5

Soviet adventure comedy film based on Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

Hopelessly Lost

1973

Mimino poster
7.6

Local Georgian pilot Mimino dreams of flying airplanes for major international airlines. To realize his aspirations, he goes to Moscow where he encounters a fellow comrade from the Caucasus, the Armenian Rubik. Many misadventures ensue.

Mimino

1977

Fedneve: Lukács poster
1.0

Bela Frankl, a young Hungarian, is taken prisoner by Russia during the First World War, defects to the side of the revolution and some time later, under the pseudonym Mate Zalka, becomes a famous Soviet writer. In 1936, having arrived as a volunteer in Spain, he becomes General Lukacs, forms the 12th International Brigade of non-professional fighters and takes the first heavy battles with Franco's cadre formations...

Fedneve: Lukács

1977

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Георгий Данелия. Великий обманщик

2015

Troubles poster
5.1

Zambakhov tries to marry his ugly daughter to a young man who just returned to town.

Troubles

1971

Melodies of the Vera Quarter poster
6.5

This musical is based on old Georgian vaudevilles and plays. The early 20th century. Old Tiflis is in confusion and turmoil. A mysterious fairy is helping the poor Pavle’s family: real wood is burning in his old, neglected fireplace, wherein a pot with meat would suddenly appear. The good fairy is impersonated by laundress Vardo who helps not only the poor Pavle, but other families in this quarter as well. Vardo is known to many people in the town, but no one ever suspected that she was capable of performing miracles. The film’s colorful folk melodies, merry songs and fiery dances leave no viewer indifferent. Starring in the leading role is the great Georgian actress Sofiko Chiaureli.

Melodies of the Vera Quarter

1973

Cheers, My Dear! poster
6.0

Four novels "Dinner", "Secret", "business Trip" and "Mozart", United by a common theme of kindness and attention to the surrounding people, tell about the adventures of two elderly, but not lost the taste for life of Georgians!

Cheers, My Dear!

1981

Till Next Time, Friend... poster
8.0

A small dog makes every effort to bring a lonely man and a beautiful woman together.

Till Next Time, Friend...

1980

Ku! Kin-dza-dza poster
5.0

Beginner DJ Shreds and world-renowned cellist Vladimir Chizhov meet on a noisy street in Moscow barefoot man. Clicking on the strange machine, the characters are moved to the desert planet Plyuk. A remake of the beloved animated film "Kin-dza-dza!" No less fascinating and funny than the original, the adventures of the Shred and Uncle Vova. In this world of sand inhabitants are divided into two categories - patsaks and chatlan, a simple match has incredible value, and the people are met and escorted by the color of his pants.

Ku! Kin-dza-dza

2013

Orera, full speed ahead! poster
6.3

A musical film featuring the popular band “Orera” follows their journey after a concert. Rushing to the ship that’s supposed to take them on tour to Australia, they face a setback when the bus breaks down, leaving them late for the departure. With no seats on the next ship, they’re forced to find work as sailors. However, their plans are complicated when Vakhtang Kikabidze, who’s medically unfit to travel, can’t join them. Despite this, they embark on a series of fun adventures and eventually arrive in Sydney. There, they reunite with Vakhtang, who’s made it to Australia by securing a job as a steward on Aeroflot.

Orera, full speed ahead!

1970

Robinson and 9 Fridays poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Robinson and 9 Fridays

2016

The Lost Expedition poster
5.4

An expedition of a few geologists is going to Siberia in order to found a gold sources during 1918.

The Lost Expedition

1975

Love with an Accent poster
5.4

From odd situations to complicated emotions, various obstacles test a group of people in their pursuits of true love in this collection of stories.

Love with an Accent

2012

Idiotocracy poster
5.5

The couple finds a dead man at the hotel suite. It is a detective hired by the beloved husband. The minister must get rid of the dead body by all means. He calls for help his deputy.

Idiotocracy

2008

Meeting in Mountains poster
5.4

A film crew arrives in Georgia’s mountainous Khevsureti region. Lali Mindeli, a famous pop singer and film star who wants to know more about her character, walks around in traditional Khevsurian costume and rides horses. During the making of the film, she meets Vakhtang, but instead of introducing herself she tells him that she is Lali’s twin sister. Vakhtang falls in love and says he is ready to move to Khevsureti, making Lali realize that she’s playing a risky game with him.

Meeting in Mountains

1967

I, The Investigator poster
6.8

A seriously injured young man was found on a Georgian military road. Investigator Georgy Mikeladze finds out that the victim - the navigator of the Tallinn Shipping Company - was rolling in his new Volga on vacation days. The investigator goes to the criminal and, having connected employees of the Riga criminal investigation department to the case, arrests the robber.

I, The Investigator

1972

An Honest Eye poster
8.0

Otar Nizharadze is an unrelenting fighter against the corruption, fraud, and crookedness reigning in the society.

An Honest Eye

1976

Moscow in Notes poster
NR

A promotional concert film made for promoting and introducing Moscow to foreigners.

Moscow in Notes

1969

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Thanks for Non-flying Weather

1981

Don't Grieve! poster
6.2

Benjamin, the local doctor is a soul of a local society, the educated, friendly, democratic person who often treats the poor for free. It makes him very popular with the locals but most certainly does not help with his bank account. He is in love with a beautiful Manette who is also crazy about him but is being watched closely by her father who called his daughter "his small capital" and is determined to protect her virginity until the moment the marriage contract has been signed...

Don't Grieve!

1968

Men and Others poster
9.0

The film consists of the children's novellas: "Men", "Metodievna", "Khecho", "Grapes", "Champions", "Hat", "Eagles". Each of them tells us about kindness and justice, Georgian traditions and hospitality, and the characteristic qualities of Georgians.

Men and Others

1985

Three Syllables poster
NR

The fairy tale about a young tsar who fell in love with the daughter of an artisan and decided to marry her.

Three Syllables

1982

The Magic Lantern poster
6.8

A musical program about the history of the development of the art of cinema.

The Magic Lantern

1977

Fortune poster
5.6

Old skipper travels with his old ship called "Fortune" on the Russian river.

Fortune

2000

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