An Ordinary Man (1957)
Based on the play of the same name by Leonid Leonov. The famous singer Ladygin, who has won success and fame, lives in a spacious apartment furnished with paintings and luxury goods. Suddenly, an old front-line friend, a prominent scientist Svekolkin, comes to Ladygin. Realizing that for Ladygin, ranks and titles are more valuable than human qualities, Svekolkin tells his friend that he works as a simple cashier. This leads to a number of misunderstandings and comic situations...
Director: Aleksandr Stolbov
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Vasili Merkuryev as Ladygin |
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Irina Skobtseva as Kira |
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Georgiy Kulikov as Aleksei |
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Evgeniya Kozyreva as Vera Artemyevna |
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Serafima Birman as Konstantsiya |
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Pyotr Konstantinov as Svekolkin |
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Roza Makagonova as Annushka |
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Aleksandra Panova as Parasha |
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Valentina Belyaeva as Aleksei's assistant |
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Ivan Bychkov as master who hangs the picture |
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Vladimir Maruta as Polynov |
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Mikhail Troyanovsky as neighbour-granddad |
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Nikolai Chistyakov as old man |
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Gurgen Tonunts as audience member in the theater (uncredited) |
| Directing | Aleksandr Stolbov | Director |
| Camera | Vadim Yusov | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Konstantin Brovin | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Leonid Leonov | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Leonid Leonov | Writer |
| Writing | Mikhail Romm | Writer |
| Art | Nikolay Markin | Production Design |
| Art | Soviet Agoyan | Production Design |
| Sound | Boris Chaikovsky | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Mariya Renkova | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Liliya Dushina | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anna Patenovskaya | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Aida Manasarova | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Vyacheslav Leshchyov | Sound Director |
| Writing | Valeriy Karen | Script Editor |
| Production | Mikhail Romm | Producer |
| Production | Vladimir Kantorovich | Executive Producer |