Man in a Shell

Man in a Shell (Russian: Человек в футляре) is a 1939 Soviet drama film directed by Isidor Annensky.[1][2][3][4][5] This film is based on the short story "The Man in the Case" written by Anton Chekhov in 1898.

Man in a Shell
Russian: Человек в футляре
Directed byIsidor Annensky
Written by
Starring
CinematographyYevgeni Shapiro
Music byAleksandr Golubentsev
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageRussian
Vladimir Voronov as Superintendent and Nikolay Khmelyov as Belikov in the film

Plot

The film tells about the teacher of the Greek language Belikov, who works in a rural gymnasium. He is afraid of everything, prefers to store things in a shell and himself as if he lives in him, which strains the gymnasium and the people who live in the village. Suddenly the village visits Varvara, in which Belikov falls in love.[6]

Starring
  • Nikolay Khmelyov as Belikov
  • Mikhail Zharov as Mikhail Kovalenko
  • Olga Androvskaya as Varvara Kovalenko
  • Vladimir Gardin as School Principal
  • Vladimir Voronov as Superintendent
  • Osip Abdulov as Tarantulov
  • Aleksandr Larikov as Nevyrazimov
  • Konstantin Adashevsky as Clergyman
  • Aleksey Bondi as French Teacher
  • Aleksey Gribov as Servant Afanasiy
  • Nikandr Baronov as Doctor
  • Faina Ranevskaya as Superintendent's Wife
  • Sabina Lukovskaya as Nevyrazimov's Wife
  • Oleg Lipkin as Pupil Neverov
  • Pyotr Gofman as Flowers Vendor (uncredited)
  • Aleksandra Matveeva as Flowers Vendor (uncredited)
  • Ivan Pelttser as Guest (uncredited)[7]

References
  1. К дню рождения Антона Чехова в Москве покажут «Человека в футляре»
  2. Любители кино провели очередную встречу в библиотеке № 61
  3. 125 лет назад родился Игорь Сикорский
  4. Этот день в истории: Куреневская трагедия
  5. 80 ЛЕТ НАЗАД РОДИЛСЯ ПЕВЕЦ, ОБЕЩАВШИЙ УВЕЗТИ В ТУНДРУ
  6. Человек в футляре
  7. Человек в футляре (1939) Full Cast & Crew
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