The Marriage of Balzaminov
Женитьба Бальзаминова
“The Russian Comedy Farce!”
Synopsis
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. In reality, poor Balzaminov is haunted by setbacks.
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Georgiy Vitsin
жених, Михайло Бальзаминов
Lyudmila Shagalova
матушка Миши, Павла Петровна
Lidiya Smirnova
сваха, Акулина Гавриловна
Ekaterina Savinova
кухарка, Матрёна
Zhanna Prokhorenko
Капочка Ничкина
Lyudmila Gurchenko
Устинька
Tamara Nosova
Ничкина, мать Капочки, сестра купца Неуеденова
Nikolay Kryuchkov
Неуеденов, московский купец, дядя Капочки
Rolan Bykov
Лукьян Лукьянович Чебаков, военный
Inna Makarova
Анфиса Пежёнова, старшая сестра
Nadezhda Rumyantseva
Раиса Пежёнова, младшая сестра
Tatyana Konyukhova
Химка, прислуга в семье купцов Пежёновых
Nonna Mordyukova
Domna Evstigneevna Belotelova
Grigoriy Shpigel
городовой
Filimon Sergeyev
башмачник
Mikhail Suvorov
предводитель слепых
Anatoliy Obukhov
писарь-монах из царской свиты (нет в титрах)
Natalya Krachkovskaya
гулящая / приживалка (нет в титрах)
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Konstantin Voinov
- Screenplay & Story
- Konstantin Voinov, Alexander Ostrovsky, Anatoliy Stepanov
- Original Score
- Boris Chaikovsky
- Original Title
- Женитьба Бальзаминова
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Production Studios
- Mosfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Konstantin Voinov
Konstantin Voinov, Alexander Ostrovsky, Anatoliy Stepanov
Boris Chaikovsky
Georgiy Kupriyanov
Tatyana Zinchuk
Lev Kushelevich
Department Leadership Roster
Konstantin Voinov
Director
Konstantin Voinov
Writer
Boris Chaikovsky
Original Music Composer
Tatyana Zinchuk
Editor
Feliks Yasyukevich
Production Design
Georgiy Kupriyanov
Director of Photography
Shelli Bykhovskaya
Costume Design
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What is The Marriage of Balzaminov about?
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. In reality, poor Balzaminov is haunted by setbacks.
Who directed The Marriage of Balzaminov?
The Marriage of Balzaminov was directed by Konstantin Voinov.
Who stars in The Marriage of Balzaminov?
The principal cast of The Marriage of Balzaminov includes Georgiy Vitsin, Lyudmila Shagalova, Lidiya Smirnova, Ekaterina Savinova, Zhanna Prokhorenko.
When was The Marriage of Balzaminov released and how long is it?
The Marriage of Balzaminov was released in 1964 with a total runtime of 1h 25m.
Who composed the musical score for The Marriage of Balzaminov?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Marriage of Balzaminov was composed by Boris Chaikovsky.