Man in a Shell (1939)

  • NR
  • 05/25/1939 (SU)
  • Comedy, Romance
  • 1h 24m

Overview

The Greek teacher Belikov, who works in a rural gymnasium, loved to keep things in cases, was afraid of everything and lived himself, as if in a case, on the principle: “no matter what happens”. By this principle, he literally "terrorized" the gymnasium and the villagers. Hope appeared when Varenka arrived in the village - “not a girl, but marmalade”, although she was already aged, and “did not mind being married, even if only to a teacher of the Greek language”.

Isidor Annensky

Director, Writer

Anton Chekhov

Writer

Cast

Olga Androvskaya's headshot

Olga Androvskaya

Варвара Александровна Коваленко (Варенька)
Mikhail Zharov's headshot

Mikhail Zharov

Михаил Александрович Коваленко (учитель истории и географии)
Faina Ranevskaya's headshot

Faina Ranevskaya

жена инспектора
Aleksei Gribov's headshot

Aleksei Gribov

Афанасий (слуга Беликова)
Vladimir Gardin's headshot

Vladimir Gardin

Михаил Васильевич (директор гимназии)
Aleksandr Larikov's headshot

Aleksandr Larikov

Невыразимов (учитель)
Aleksandra Matveeva's headshot

Aleksandra Matveeva

продавщица цветов
Osip Abdulov's headshot

Osip Abdulov

Тарантулов, учитель

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