The Overcoat (Russian: Шинель) is a 1959 Soviet drama film directed by Aleksey Batalov, based on Nikolai Gogol's short story "The Overcoat".[1][2]
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| Directed by | Aleksey Batalov |
| Screenplay by | Leonid Solovyov |
| Story by | Nikolai Gogol |
| Starring | Rolan Bykov Yuri Tolubeyev, Aleksandra Yozhkina, Elena Ponsova |
| Cinematography | Genrikh Marandzhyan |
| Music by | Nikolai Sidelnikov |
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Release date |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
Cast
edit- Rolan Bykov - Akaki Akakiyevich
- Yuri Tolubeyev - Petrovich
- Aleksandra Yozhkina - Petrovich's Wife
- Elena Ponsova - Landlady
- Georgi Tejkh - Important Person
- Nina Urgant - lady of easy virtue
- Aleksandr Sokolov - undertaker
- Rem Lebedev - assistant chief clerk, birthday
- Aleksey Batalov
- Georgii Kolosov - private bailiff
- Nikolai Kuzmin - robber
- Glikeriya Bogdanova-Chesnokova - wife of the birthday man
- Mikhail Ladygin - usurer
- Pyotr Lobanov - quarterly warden
- Vladimir Maksimov - director
- Gennadi Voropayev - officer
- Gennady Nilov
- Kira Kreylis-Petrova - servant
References
edit- ^ Graffy, Julian (2000). Gogol's The Overcoat. Bristol Classical Press. pp. 51–52. ISBN 9781853995682.
- ^ Schillaci, Anthony; Culkin, John M., eds. (1970). Films Deliver: Teaching Creatively with Film. Citation Press. p. 259.
External links
edit- The Overcoat at IMDb
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