Movie·1966·1h 42m
The Ugly Story
Country
Soviet Union
Language
Russian
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// overview
The Story
Original title: Скверный анекдот
Based on a satirical short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky concerning the escapades of a Russian civil servant.
Written By
Leonid Zorin
Producer
Ilya Gourman
Cinematography
Anatoliy Kuznetsov
Music
Nikolay Karetnikov
Editor
Tamara Zubrova
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Evgeniy Evstigneev
Pralinsky
Viktor Sergachyov
Pseldonimov
Yelizaveta Nikishchikhina
Bride
Maya Bulgakova
Deaf-mute
Gleb Strizhenov
Klerk
Aleksandr Gruzinsky
Mlekopitayev
Elena Ponsova
Mlekopitayeva
Zoya Fyodorova
Pseldonimov's mother
Leonid Pirogov
Father of the bride
Anatoliy Obukhov
Igor Stravinskiy
распорядитель танцев
Konstantin Alekseev
Семён Иванович Шипуленко
Anna Zarzhitskaya
Woman in the crowd
Ekaterina Veresova
Vladimir Bryzgalov
// crew
Crew
Aleksandr Alov
Director, Writer
Vladimir Naumov
Director, Writer
Leonid Zorin
Writer
Anatoliy Kuznetsov
Director of Photography
Nikolay Karetnikov
Original Music Composer
Tamara Zubrova
Editor
Ilya Gourman
Executive Producer
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