An Ordinary Man

Overview

The famous singer Ladygin, who has won success and fame, lives in a spacious apartment furnished with paintings and luxury goods. Suddenly, an old front-line friend, a prominent scientist Svekolkin, comes to Ladygin. Realizing that for Ladygin, ranks and titles are more valuable than human qualities, Svekolkin tells his friend that he works as a simple cashier. This leads to a number of misunderstandings and comic situations.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 8, 1957

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Mosfilm

Cast

Vasili Merkuryev,Irina Skobtseva,Georgiy Kulikov,Evgeniya Kozyreva,Serafima Birman,Pyotr Konstantinov,Roza Makagonova,Aleksandra Panova,Valentina Belyaeva,Ivan Bychkovand 4 more

Director

Aleksandr Stolbov

Writer

Leonid Leonov,Mikhail Romm,Valeriy Karen

Producer

Mikhail Romm,Vladimir Kantorovich

Cinematography

Konstantin Brovin,Vadim Yusov

Music

Boris Chaikovsky

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt2033338