The role was offered to her by the director himself.
Trials and subsequent discussion of the candidacy for the role of Anna Sergeevna in Leonid Gaidai’s immortal masterpiece “The Diamond Hand” were stormy. The authors of the picture and the officials had plenty to choose from. Although the actress, whom the director personally offered the role of a seductress, did not act in film. The filmmaker met the star of “Kuban Cossacks” and “Gypsy” Klara Luchko in the corridor. And then he offered her photo tests.
The artist herself did not really want to act in a swimsuit. The role seemed frivolous to her, but she agreed to try. And then she left to shoot another picture.
The Board of Directors faced a choice. Svetlana Svetlichnaya, Estonian Eve Kivi and Lilia Yudina claimed the role of the fatal beauty. The latter seemed too frank for an accomplice of scammers. Kiwi did not suit the type of censors. Svetlichnaya was deemed too sexy, but she was allowed to act with a lot of reservations.
When Luchko returned from filming, Leonid Gaidai had already decided the issue with Anna Sergeevna.
