The Gentlefolks of Skotinin (1927)
- Released
- Runtime 1h 1m
- Director Grigoriy Roshal
Synopsis
A comedy starring Nina Shaternikova, The Skotinins is loosely based on the 18th century play The Minor by Denis Fonvizin. In it, the upper class is shown as both depraved and stupid, engaging a variety of absurd, over-the-top follies.
Cast
-
Varvara Massalitinova
as Prostakova
- Pavel Tamm as Prostakov
-
Sofya Yakovleva
as Glashka
-
Igor Doronin
as Trishka
- Mikhail Stepanov as Mitrofanushka
- Nikolay Belyaev as Taras Skotinin
-
Nina Shaternikova
as Sofya
- Nikolay Lazarev as Milon, officer
- Galina Ivanovskaya as Yeremeyevna, old nanny
-
Nadezhda Borskaya
as Empress Catherine the Great
-
Vladimir Kriger
as (uncredited)
-
Pavel Kurzner
as (uncredited)
-
Evlaliya Olgina
as Dunya (uncredited)
-
Mariya Shlenskaya
as Old peasant woman (uncredited)
Crew
-
Grigoriy Roshal
Director
- Nikolay Kozlovsky Director of Photography
-
Esfir Shub
Editor
-
Vera Stroyeva
Writer
- Serafima Roshal Writer