---
title: 'The Irony of Fate (1976)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Eldar Ryazanov'
released: '1976-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 184
genres:
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Soviet Union'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-irony-of-fate-1976'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073179/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Irony of Fate (1976)

1976 · 184 min · Romance · Soviet Union

Original title: Ирония судьбы, или С лёгким паром!

## Synopsis

The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!, usually shortened to The Irony of Fate, is a 1976 Soviet romantic comedy television film directed by Eldar Ryazanov and starring Andrey Myagkov, Barbara Brylska, Yury Yakovlev, and Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya. The screenplay was written by Emil Braginsky and Ryazanov, loosely based on the director's 1971 play, Once on New Year's Eve.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Eldar Ryazanov](https://cinepixo.com/people/eldar-ryazanov)
- **Screenplay:** [Eldar Ryazanov](https://cinepixo.com/people/eldar-ryazanov), [Emil Braginsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/emil-braginsky)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mikael Tariverdiev](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikael-tariverdiev)
- **Director of Photography:** [Vadim Alisov](https://cinepixo.com/people/vadim-alisov), [Vladimir Nakhabtsev](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-nakhabtsev)

## Cast

- [Olga Naumenko](https://cinepixo.com/people/olga-naumenko)
- [Georgi Burkov](https://cinepixo.com/people/georgi-burkov)
- [Andrey Myagkov](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrey-myagkov)
- [Lyubov Sokolova](https://cinepixo.com/people/lyubov-sokolova)
- [Liya Akhedzhakova](https://cinepixo.com/people/liya-akhedzhakova)
- [Aleksandr Shirvindt](https://cinepixo.com/people/aleksandr-shirvindt)
- [Yury Yakovlev](https://cinepixo.com/people/yury-yakovlev)
- [Eldar Ryazanov](https://cinepixo.com/people/eldar-ryazanov)
- [Gotlib Roninson](https://cinepixo.com/people/gotlib-roninson)
- [Valentina Talyzina](https://cinepixo.com/people/valentina-talyzina)
- [Alexander Belyavsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-belyavsky)
- [Lyubov Dobrzhanskaya](https://cinepixo.com/people/lyubov-dobrzhanskaya)
- [Barbara Brylska](https://cinepixo.com/people/barbara-brylska)

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