Overview
Makhonin buys dissertations from people who sell their knowledge and intellect, preparing candidate and doctoral dissertations for false scientists, because to defend themselves, you need connections, and they do not have them. Journalist Prosov exposes a group of adventurers from science.
Cast
- Anatoliy Papanov as Павел Махонин, глава НИИ
- Lidiya Smirnova as Раиса, супруга Махонина
- Vladimir Basov as Кочевряжкин
- Rolan Bykov as Полудушкин, нужный человек
- Larisa Udovichenko as Альбина, подруга Викторины Махониной
- Leonid Kuravlyov as Валерий Солома, аферист
- Marianna Vertinskaya as Викторина, дочь Махонина
- Yelena Sanayeva as Тамара, секретарша Махонина
- Bob Chuprov-Tsymba
- Evgeniy Steblov as Вадим Просов, журналист