The Gentlefolks of Skotinin (1927)
A comedy starring Nina Shaternikova, The Skotinins is loosely based on the 18th century play The Minor by Denis Fonvizin. In it, the upper class is shown as both depraved and stupid, engaging a variety of absurd, over-the-top follies.
Director: Grigoriy Roshal
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Varvara Massalitinova as Prostakova |
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Pavel Tamm as Prostakov |
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Sofya Yakovleva as Glashka |
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Igor Doronin as Trishka |
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Mikhail Stepanov as Mitrofanushka |
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Nikolay Belyaev as Taras Skotinin |
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Nina Shaternikova as Sofya |
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Nikolay Lazarev as Milon, officer |
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Galina Ivanovskaya as Yeremeyevna, old nanny |
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Nadezhda Borskaya as Empress Catherine the Great |
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Vladimir Kriger as (uncredited) |
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Pavel Kurzner as (uncredited) |
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Evlaliya Olgina as Dunya (uncredited) |
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Mariya Shlenskaya as Old peasant woman (uncredited) |
| Editing | Esfir Shub | Editor |
| Directing | Grigoriy Roshal | Director |
| Writing | Vera Stroyeva | Writer |
| Writing | Serafima Roshal | Writer |
| Writing | Denis Fonvizin | Theatre Play |
| Camera | Nikolay Kozlovsky | Director of Photography |
| Art | Isaak Makhlis | Production Design |
| Directing | V. Ostrovskiy | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Vladimir Shirokov | Assistant Director |
| Camera | David Shlyugleyt | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Anatoli Lunacharsky | Script Editor |
