A film about Soviet masters of the clowning genre.




Young men and women are sitting in the street with books in their hands – applicants - Wed, kr.
A group of young men who want to become clowns are sitting in the auditorium of the circus - kr.
The examination committee is at the table - general, kr.
The applicants demonstrate their abilities in front of the examiners (they imitate famous clowns a lot) - Wed, kr.
Boys aged 10-14 are sitting in the hall as spectators - Wed, kr.
Clown Leonid Engibarov is in the admissions committee - kr. L. Engibarov is performing in the arena (during the circus performance).
A young man in a hat (he looks very much like the clown Yuri Nikulin) - kr.
Yuri Nikulin - kr.
Clown M.N. Rumyantsev (Pencil) is sitting - kr.
Clown Konstantin Berman is performing in the arena - various.
The spectators are applauding and laughing (during the performance) - kr.




During the show, the Gorodinskys (a clown and a clowness), the musical eccentrics Ambrosievs, and clowns with a camel perform in the arena.
In the arena, there is a trained bear with a car (inflates tires, fills with gas, starts it, repairs it, calls a taxi by phone) - Wed, kr.
The bear gallops on a horse - general.
The audience applauds and laughs - general, Wed, kr.




In the dressing room, the oldest Russian clown, Honored Artist of the RSFSR Mikhail Nikolaevich Rumyantsev (Karandash) is putting on makeup in front of a mirror - kr, cf.
Karandash is performing in the arena - various.
The audience is laughing - kr, cf.
Karandash is watching the audience from behind the scenes during the performance of his comrades - kr.
The girl who does not laugh - kr.
Karandash is showing "tricks".
The audience is laughing - kr, cf.
The girl who was filmed earlier burst out laughing and applauding.



