The Marriage of Balzaminov (1964)
Original title: Женитьба Бальзаминова
The Marriage of Balzaminov is a 1964 Russian-language comedy movie directed by Konstantin Voinov, with a running time of 1h 25m. It stars Georgiy Vitsin, Lyudmila Shagalova and Lidiya Smirnova.
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...
Cast
- Georgiy Vitsin as жених, Михайло Бальзаминов
- Lyudmila Shagalova as матушка Миши, Павла Петровна
- Lidiya Smirnova as сваха, Акулина Гавриловна
- Ekaterina Savinova as кухарка, Матрёна
- Zhanna Prokhorenko as Капочка Ничкина
- Lyudmila Gurchenko as Устинька
- Tamara Nosova as Ничкина, мать Капочки, сестра купца Неуеденова
- Nikolay Kryuchkov as Неуеденов, московский купец, дядя Капочки
- Rolan Bykov as Лукьян Лукьянович Чебаков, военный
- Inna Makarova as Анфиса Пежёнова, старшая сестра
- Nadezhda Rumyantseva as Раиса Пежёнова, младшая сестра
- Tatyana Konyukhova as Химка, прислуга в семье купцов Пежёновых