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The Marriage of Balzaminov

The Marriage of Balzaminov

The Russian Comedy Farce!

1964•1h 25m•6.8/10
ComedyRomance

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6.8/10(26)

Based on the trilogy of Aleksandr Ostrovsky. Moscow, XIX century. A small official Misha Balzaminov lives in a small house. He, like his mother, sees his happiness in marrying a rich bride. Misha images in dreams and fantasies that he is a general or even a king — rich and domineering. And in reality, poor Balzaminov is haunted by setbacks...

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Production

Mosfilm

Language

RU

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Georgiy Vitsin

Georgiy Vitsin

жених, Михайло Бальзаминов

Lyudmila Shagalova

Lyudmila Shagalova

матушка Миши, Павла Петровна

Lidiya Smirnova

Lidiya Smirnova

сваха, Акулина Гавриловна

Ekaterina Savinova

Ekaterina Savinova

кухарка, Матрёна

Zhanna Prokhorenko

Zhanna Prokhorenko

Капочка Ничкина

Lyudmila Gurchenko

Lyudmila Gurchenko

Устинька

Tamara Nosova

Tamara Nosova

Ничкина, мать Капочки, сестра купца Неуеденова

Nikolay Kryuchkov

Nikolay Kryuchkov

Неуеденов, московский купец, дядя Капочки

Rolan Bykov

Rolan Bykov

Лукьян Лукьянович Чебаков, военный

Inna Makarova

Inna Makarova

Анфиса Пежёнова, старшая сестра

Nadezhda Rumyantseva

Nadezhda Rumyantseva

Раиса Пежёнова, младшая сестра

Tatyana Konyukhova

Tatyana Konyukhova

Химка, прислуга в семье купцов Пежёновых

Nonna Mordyukova

Nonna Mordyukova

Домна Евстигнеевна Белотелова, московская купчиха-вдова

Grigoriy Shpigel

Grigoriy Shpigel

городовой

Filimon Sergeyev

Filimon Sergeyev

башмачник

Mikhail Suvorov

Mikhail Suvorov

предводитель слепых

Anatoliy Obukhov

Anatoliy Obukhov

писарь-монах из царской свиты (нет в титрах)

Natalya Krachkovskaya

Natalya Krachkovskaya

гулящая / приживалка (нет в титрах)

Viktor Lazarev

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