The Marriage of Balzaminov (1964)
December 25, 1964
Comedy, Romance
1h 25m


The Russian Comedy Farce!
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 & Crew
- Director
- Konstantin Voynov
- Михайло Дмитриевич Бальзаминов, жених Georgiy Vitsin
- Павла Петровна Бальзаминова, матушка Миши Lyudmila Shagalova
- Акулина Гавриловна, сваха Lidiya Smirnova
- Матрёна, кухарка Ekaterina Savinova
- Капочка Ничкина Zhanna Prokhorenko
- Устинька Lyudmila Gurchenko
- Ничкина, мать Капочки, сестра купца Неуеденова Tamara Nosova
- Неуеденов, московский купец, дядя Капочки Nikolay Kryuchkov
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Keywords
- dreams
- gigolo
- love letter
- based on play or musical
- family relationships
- wedding
- mother son relationship