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title: "I've Bought Myself a Father"
year: 1963
canonical_url: "https://www.archytele.com/show/i-ve-bought-myself-a-father-1963"
media_type: "movie"
tmdb_id: 160685
imdb_id: null
status: "Unknown"
community_rating: 7.0
vote_count: 0
content_rating: "Unrated"
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# I've Bought Myself a Father (1963) — Television & Cinema Intelligence Dossier

> **Archytele Living Vault Canonical Record**: https://www.archytele.com/show/i-ve-bought-myself-a-father-1963

## Executive Summary & Cultural Positioning

I've Bought Myself a Father is a 1963 family and comedy film directed by Ilya Frez and written by Volf Dolgiy. Released on April 28, 1963, in RU, the movie has a runtime of one hour and seventeen minutes. The film tells a story about a five-year-old named Dimka who decides to buy himself a father. The cast features Aleksei Zagorsky in the role of Dimka Odintsov, alongside Svetlana Ageeva as Vera Pavlovna, Vladimir Treshchalov as Andrei, Zinaida Naryshkina as the cashier, Olga Lysenko as Tonya Odintsova, Marina Gavrilko as the ice-cream vendor, Gennadi Frolov, and Anatoly Kasapov. Additional cast members include Vera Orlova. According to available descriptions, the film is an unusual and charming Soviet production about childhood, focusing on the small son of a single mother. Dimka feels left out at nursery school because other boys play at emulating their fathers, leading him to believe that when his mother bought him at the store, she did not have enough money to buy a father as well.

## The Hook & The Verdict

## Streaming Availability Matrix

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## Canonical Frequently Asked Questions

### Q: Where can I watch I've Bought Myself a Father?
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### Q: Is I've Bought Myself a Father worth watching?
I've Bought Myself a Father holds a community rating of 7.0/10. It offers engaging Family, Comedy for fans of the genre.

### Q: How long is the movie I've Bought Myself a Father and when was it released?
I've Bought Myself a Father is a feature film with a runtime of 110 minutes. It was released in 1963.

## Grounded Source Citations

- [I've Bought Myself a Father — The Movie Database (TMDB)](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/160685)
- [I've Bought Myself a Father (1963) - Cast & Crew — The Movie ...](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/160685/cast)
- [I've Bought Myself a Father (1963) Full Cast & Crew - Plex](https://watch.plex.tv/movie/dimka/credits)
- [I've Bought Myself a Father Cast & Crew - Moviefone](https://www.moviefone.com/movie/ive-bought-myself-a-father/aWeUTrn2OqvHp8RxCUTAQ3/credits/)
- [Dimka (1963) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0170819/)

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