

94 minutes
5/22/1978
Based on the comedy of the same name by Nikolai Gogol. Succumbing to the persuasion of his friend Kochkaryov, a middle-aged court adviser Podkolyosin wooed to the overripe girl Agafya Tikhonovna, a merchant's daughter. At the very last moment, having gone through a painful period of matchmaking, and bringing the matter to a wedding, indecisive grief — the groom escapes from under the crown, jumping into the window...

Svetlana Kryuchkova
as Agafya Tikhonovna

Aleksey Petrenko
as Podkolyosin

Oleg Borisov
as Kochkaryov

Vladislav Strzhelchik
as Yaichnitsa

Boryslav Brondukov
as Anuchkin

Evgeni Leonov
as Zhevakin

Maya Bulgakova
as Arina Panteleimovna

Valentina Talyzina
as Fyokla Ivanovna

Tamara Guseva
as Dunyashka

Nikolai Penkov
as Stepan