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The Marriage of Balzaminov
The Marriage of Balzaminov

The Marriage of Balzaminov

The Russian Comedy Farce!

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ComedyRomance

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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...

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Russian

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

25 December 1964

Country

Soviet Union

Cast

Georgiy Vitsin

Georgiy Vitsin

Balzaminov

Lyudmila Shagalova

Lyudmila Shagalova

Balzaminova

Lidiya Smirnova

Lidiya Smirnova

matchmaker

Ekaterina Savinova

Ekaterina Savinova

Matryona

Zhanna Prokhorenko

Zhanna Prokhorenko

Kapochka

Lyudmila Gurchenko

Lyudmila Gurchenko

Ustinka

Tamara Nosova

Tamara Nosova

Nichkina

Nikolay Kryuchkov

Nikolay Kryuchkov

Neuyedenov

Rolan Bykov

Rolan Bykov

Chebakov

Inna Makarova

Inna Makarova

Anfisa

Nadezhda Rumyantseva

Nadezhda Rumyantseva

Raisa

Tatyana Konyukhova

Tatyana Konyukhova

Khimka

Nonna Mordyukova

Nonna Mordyukova

Belotelova

Grigoriy Shpigel

Grigoriy Shpigel

policeman

Filimon Sergeyev

Filimon Sergeyev

shoemaker

Anatoliy Obukhov

Anatoliy Obukhov

scribe-monk (uncredited)

Natalya Krachkovskaya

Natalya Krachkovskaya

prostitute / sponger (uncredited)

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