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.
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Cast
Sergey Shakurov
маленький человек Семён Семёнович Подсекальников
Leonid Kuravlyov
заведующий тиром Александр Лукьянович Калабушкин
Aleksandr Trofimov
интеллигент Аристарх Доминикович
Vyacheslav Nevinnyy
торговец Пугачев
Vladimir Menshov
писатель Виктор Викторович
Olga Volkova
Раиса Филипповна
Yelizaveta Nikishchikhina
тёща Подсекальникова Серафима Ильинична
Igor Kashintsev
отец Елпидий
Elena Bushueva
Маргарита Ивановна
Valentin Gaft
конферансье
Viktor Makhmutov
эпизод
Yelena Stepanenko
Клеопатра Максимовна
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