The Suicide

1h 30m

Comedy

6

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

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

Gotlib Roninson

портретист вождей

Sergey Gabrielyan

1-й гражданин

Boris Yurchenko

2-й гражданин

Galina Semyonova

эпизод

Igor Marychev

эпизод

Valeri Nenashev

эпизод

Aleksandra Teryokhina

соседка

Andrei Kryukov

Unknown

Crew

Valery Pendrakovsky

Director, Screenplay

Nikolay Erdman

Writer

Natalya Dobrunova

Editor

Valentin Makarov

Director of Photography

Boris Blank

Production Design

Tatyana Razumovskaya

Costume Design

Edison Denisov

Music

Sergei Skripka

Conductor