Overview
As Soviet Russia enters the era of the New Economic Policy, Semyon Podsekalnikov decides to stop looking for a job. However, the prospect of living at the expense of his wife and mother-in-law seems unbearable. Having reached the end of his tether, Semyon is resolved to take his own life. Based on Nikolai Erdman's controversial play.
Cast
- Sergey Shakurov as маленький человек Семён Семёнович Подсекальников
- Leonid Kuravlyov as заведующий тиром Александр Лукьянович Калабушкин
- Aleksandr Trofimov as интеллигент Аристарх Доминикович
- Vyacheslav Nevinnyy as торговец Пугачев
- Vladimir Menshov as писатель Виктор Викторович
- Olga Volkova as Раиса Филипповна
- Yelizaveta Nikishchikhina as тёща Подсекальникова Серафима Ильинична
- Igor Kashintsev as отец Елпидий
- Elena Bushueva as Маргарита Ивановна
- Valentin Gaft as конферансье