85 minutes
12/25/1964
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...
Georgiy Vitsin
as Balzaminov
Lyudmila Shagalova
as Balzaminova
Lidiya Smirnova
as matchmaker
Ekaterina Savinova
as Matryona
Zhanna Prokhorenko
as Kapochka
Lyudmila Gurchenko
as Ustinka
Tamara Nosova
as Nichkina
Nikolay Kryuchkov
as Neuyedenov
Rolan Bykov
as Chebakov
Inna Makarova
as Anfisa
Nadezhda Rumyantseva
as Raisa
Tatyana Konyukhova
as Khimka
Nonna Mordyukova
as Belotelova
Grigoriy Shpigel
as policeman
Filimon Sergeyev
as shoemaker
Anatoliy Obukhov
as scribe-monk (uncredited)
Natalya Krachkovskaya
as prostitute / sponger (uncredited)