The Cook

The Cook

67 mins | Comedy, Romance | May 23, 1966

Based on the play of the same name by Anatoly Sofronov. In one of the Kuban collective farms, a new beauty-cook has appeared. Many began to look after her, but the girl was not a timid dozen and quickly gave a turn to the unlucky boyfriends from the gate. However, true love found a way to her heart, and although human envy and stupidity have done many troubles, the lovers still managed to unravel this complex tangle of misunderstandings.

The Cook

67 mins | Comedy, Romance | May 23, 1966

The Cook
Based on the play of the same name by Anatoly Sofronov. In one of the Kuban collective farms, a new beauty-cook has appeared. Many began to look after her, but the girl was not a timid dozen and quickly gave a turn to the unlucky boyfriends from the gate. However, true love found a way to her heart, and although human envy and stupidity have done many troubles, the lovers still managed to unravel this complex tangle of misunderstandings.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Mosfilm
Original title Стряпуха
Directors Edmond Keosayan
Writers Anatoli Sofronov

Cast

Svetlana Svetlichnaya

as Pavlina Khutornaya

Lyudmila Khityaeva

as Galina Sakhno

Inna Churikova

as Varvara

Konstantin Sorokin

as grandfather Sliva

Georgiy Yumatov

as Serafim Chaika

Ivan Savkin

as Stepan Kazanets

Lyudmila Marchenko

as Taisiya

Lyudmila Karaush

as Natalya

Vladimir Vysotsky

as Andrei Pchyolka

Nina Nikitina

as Dariya

Grigory Mikhaylov

as Trofim Grigoryevich

Zoya Fyodorova

as fraudster at the market

Sergei Filippov

as fraudster at the market

Pavel Shpringfeld

as fraudster at the market

Eduard Abalov

as fraudster at the market

Valeriy Nosik

as Grigory

Vladimir Soshalsky

as seller of vegetables at the collective farm market (uncredited)

Vera Burlakova

as villager (uncredited)

Arkadiy Ivanov

as young collective farmer (uncredited)

Konstantin Tyrtov

as Trofim Grigoryevich (voice)