The Marriage of Balzaminov (1964)

  • NR
  • 12/25/1964 (SU)
  • Comedy, Romance
  • 1h 25m

The Russian Comedy Farce!

Overview

Based on the trilogy of Aleksandr Ostrovsky. Moscow, XIX century. A small official Misha Balzaminov lives in a small house. He, like his mother, sees his happiness in marrying a rich bride. Misha images in dreams and fantasies that he is a general or even a king — rich and domineering. And in reality, poor Balzaminov is haunted by setbacks...

Konstantin Voynov

Director, Writer

Cast

Georgiy Vitsin's headshot

Georgiy Vitsin

Михайло Дмитриевич Бальзаминов, жених
Lyudmila Shagalova's headshot

Lyudmila Shagalova

Павла Петровна Бальзаминова, матушка Миши
Lidiya Smirnova's headshot

Lidiya Smirnova

Акулина Гавриловна, сваха
Ekaterina Savinova's headshot

Ekaterina Savinova

Матрёна, кухарка
Zhanna Prokhorenko's headshot

Zhanna Prokhorenko

Капочка Ничкина
Lyudmila Gurchenko's headshot

Lyudmila Gurchenko

Устинька
Tamara Nosova's headshot

Tamara Nosova

Ничкина, мать Капочки, сестра купца Неуеденова
Nikolay Kryuchkov's headshot

Nikolay Kryuchkov

Неуеденов, московский купец, дядя Капочки

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