Based on the play of the same name by Leonid Leonov. The famous singer Ladygin, who has won success and fame, lives in a spacious apartment furnished with paintings and luxury goods. Suddenly, an old front-line friend, a prominent scientist Svekolkin, comes to Ladygin. Realizing that for Ladygin, ranks and titles are more valuable than human qualities, Svekolkin tells his friend that he works as a simple cashier. This leads to a number of misunderstandings and comic situations...
Cast
Vasili Merkuryev
Ladygin
Irina Skobtseva
Kira
Georgiy Kulikov
Aleksei
Evgeniya Kozyreva
Vera Artemyevna
Serafima Birman
Konstantsiya
Pyotr Konstantinov
Svekolkin
Roza Makagonova
Annushka
Aleksandra Panova
Parasha
Valentina Belyaeva
Aleksei's assistant
Ivan Bychkov
master who hangs the picture
Vladimir Maruta
Polynov
Mikhail Troyanovsky
neighbour-granddad
Nikolai Chistyakov
old man
Gurgen Tonunts
audience member in the theater (uncredited)
Crew
Aleksandr Stolbov
Director
Leonid Leonov
Writer, Theatre Play
Mikhail Romm
Writer, Producer
Valeriy Karen
Script Editor
Mariya Renkova
Editor
Konstantin Brovin
Director of Photography
Vadim Yusov
Director of Photography
Aida Manasarova
Assistant Director
Vladimir Kantorovich
Executive Producer
Nikolay Markin
Production Design
Soviet Agoyan
Production Design
Liliya Dushina
Costume Design
Anna Patenovskaya
Makeup Artist
Vyacheslav Leshchyov
Sound Director
Boris Chaikovsky
Original Music Composer
