Say a Word for the Poor Hussar (1980)
The small town agog Hussars entry. Love between cornet and the young actress suddenly faces intrigue made by a St. Petersburg bureaucrat. The actress father dies after being involved in this game and perspectives look dark... But evil will eventually be defeated by the nobility, loyalty and love.
Director: Eldar Ryazanov
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Stanislav Sadalskiy as Корнет Плетнёв |
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Oleg Basilashvili as Граф Мерзляев |
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Evgeni Leonov as Афанасий Бубенцов |
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Valentin Gaft as Полковник Покровский |
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Irina Mazurkevich as Настя Бубенцова |
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Zinoviy Gerdt as Берцовский, продавец попугаев |
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Aleksandr Belyavskiy as Губернатор |
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Natalya Gundareva as модистка Жужу |
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Liya Akhedzhakova as модистка Лулу |
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Valentina Talyzina as Анна Петровна Спешнева |
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Gotlib Roninson as Марк Юльевич Мовзон |
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Boryslav Brondukov as тюремщик |
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Viktor Pavlov as Тюремщик Степан |
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Georgi Burkov as Артюхов, слуга Мерзляева |
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Anatoly Vedyonkin as гость у губернатора |
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Lyudmila Volkova as эпизод |
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Aleksandr Nikolayenko as гусар |
| Directing | Eldar Ryazanov | Director |
| Writing | Eldar Ryazanov | Writer |
| Writing | Grigori Gorin | Writer |
| Camera | Vladimir Nakhabtsev | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Andrey Petrov | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Aleksandr Borisov | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nelli Fomina | Costume Design |
| Editing | Valentina Kulagina | Editor |
| Sound | Aleksandr Pogosyan | Sound Director |
| Sound | Marina Tsvetaeva | Songs |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tatyana Kovrigina | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Vladimir Dostal | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Leonid Bits | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Sergey Armand | Additional Director of Photography |
| Production | Boris Krishtul | Producer |