Marriage (1978)
Based on the comedy of the same name by Nikolai Gogol. Succumbing to the persuasion of his friend Kochkaryov, a middle-aged court adviser Podkolyosin wooed to the overripe girl Agafya Tikhonovna, a merchant's daughter. At the very last moment, having gone through a painful period of matchmaking, and bringing the matter to a wedding, indecisive grief — the groom escapes from under the crown, jumping into the window...
Director: Vitaliy Melnikov
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Svetlana Kryuchkova as Agafya Tikhonovna |
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Aleksey Petrenko as Podkolyosin |
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Oleg Borisov as Kochkaryov |
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Vladislav Strzhelchik as Yaichnitsa |
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Boryslav Brondukov as Anuchkin |
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Evgeni Leonov as Zhevakin |
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Maya Bulgakova as Arina Panteleimovna |
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Valentina Talyzina as Fyokla Ivanovna |
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Tamara Guseva as Dunyashka |
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Nikolai Penkov as Stepan |
| Directing | Vitaliy Melnikov | Director |
| Writing | Vitaliy Melnikov | Writer |
| Writing | Nikolai Gogol | Theatre Play |
| Camera | Yuriy Veksler | Director of Photography |
| Production | Viktor Borodin | Production Manager |
| Art | Berta Manevich | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Olga Smirnova | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Konstantin Lashkov | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Olga Kokovkina | Costume Design |
| Art | Yuriy Smirnov | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Alik Nasyrov | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Oleg Karavaichuk | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Zinaida Sheineman | Editor |