A popular middle-aged writer is warned by a fortuneteller that he will die in exactly 24 hours. He then meets a man, who claims to be him. The writer uses this bizarre situation to change his life and take revenge.
| Directing | Eldar Ryazanov | Director |
| Production | Karlen Agadzhanov | Producer |
| Production | Igor Bortnikov | Producer |
| Production | Viktor Glukhov | Producer |
| Production | Jean-Louis Livi | Producer |
| Production | Alexandre Mnouchkine | Producer |
| Writing | Alexandre Mnouchkine | Writer |
| Writing | Eldar Ryazanov | Writer |
| Camera | Valery Shuvalov | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Andrei Petrov | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Irina Ginno | Costume Design |
| Editing | Valeriya Belova | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vsevolod Zhelmanov | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Agnès Tassel | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alla Oleneva | Costume Design |
| Sound | Yevgeniy Bazanov | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Semyon Litvinov | Sound Director |
| Directing | Nikolai Skujbin | Assistant Director |