The Marriage of Balzaminov

The Marriage of Balzaminov

85 mins | Comedy, Romance | Dec. 24, 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...

The Marriage of Balzaminov

85 mins | Comedy, Romance | Dec. 24, 1964

The Marriage of Balzaminov
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...
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Mosfilm
Original title Женитьба Бальзаминова
Directors Konstantin Voinov
Writers Aleksandr Ostrovsky, Konstantin Voinov

Cast

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

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)