The Man from the Restaurant

1h 8m
Drama
5.5

During the good old days of the Russian aristocracy, that is to say, before the October Revolution, in the city of Moscow there was a fancy restaurant which catered to the appetites and egos of the rich. In one such establishment works a middle-aged waiter who is devoted to serving his bourgeoisie clients correctly. However, his life outside his job is very different: His son was killed during the Russian civil war and the waiter's wife died of grief as a result....

Cast

Michael Chekhov
Skorohodov - The Waiter
Vera Malinovskaya
Natasha
Ivan Koval-Samborskiy
Sokolin
Stepan Kuznetsov
The Minister
Mikhail Zharov
Waiter
Yakov Protazanov
Unknown
Mikhail Narokov
Karayesv /The Manufacturer
Mikhail Klimov
Shtoss - The Manager
Andrey Petrovsky
General
Klavdiya Alekseyeva
Skorokhodov's wife
Vladimir Tsoppi
Regular guest of the restaurant

Crew

Yakov Protazanov
Director, Screenplay
Oleg Leonidov
Screenplay
Ivan Shmelyov
Story
Sergei Kozlovsky
Editor
Anatoli Golovnya
Director of Photography
Konstantin Vents
Director of Photography
Moisey Aleynikov
Producer

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