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I'm trying to identify a Russian movie from definitely before 1982 that I watched on TV in Brazil. What I remember is that the whole movie ends up being a dream, which surprises you at the end when the protagonist wakes up.

When he wakes up, there is a (black?) cat, and something in my memory tells me the movie had something to do with the dead, because at the end, my father said, "Yeah... the dead are dead." I must have watched it after 1973, I think, but these years might not say much, because the movie is Russian and I watched it on TV in Brazil. It might have something sci-fi related.

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Not sure about the dead; otherwise, this looks like the Soviet sci-fi comedy Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future (1973):

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The main protagonist, engineer Shurik, wakes up at the end. Suddenly he sees the crown, which belongs to his dream, but then he realises it is his black cat.

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    This movie is, of course, the prequel to the more successful Marty McFly: Back to the Future. Commented May 26, 2025 at 7:50
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    @Valorum you mean Doc is actually a Soviet engineer, who fled from the regime? It could well be and besides there was always something weird about him 😁 Commented May 26, 2025 at 16:31
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Maybe it's Diamond Arm (1969)?

At one point in the movie, Gesha dreams about cutting off Semyon's arm, and this dream turns into a nightmare where a severed arm chases Gesha and his black cat laughs at him.

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Later, Gesha wakes up to see his cat is normal.

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When your father was talking about the dead, he might have referred to actor Andrei Mironov, who died early, in 1987, at the age of 46.

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