Movie Details
Original Language:Russian
Production Companies:Central Television USSR
Cast & Crew
Y
Yuriy Zhuravlyov
Camera Operator
G
Galina Dobrynina
Production Design
O
Olga Merkelova
Producer
M
Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin
Theatre Play
Shadows
"Shadows. Based on the play by Saltykov-Shchedrin."Movie
DirectorGennadi Pavlov
Plot
Based on the play of the same name by M. Saltykov-Shchedrin. A young liberal-minded official named Bobyrev arrives in St. Petersburg from the provinces. He hopes to build a career under the patronage of his former schoolmate Klaverov, who has become a general. The general gladly assigns Bobyrev to his office and is already making plans to use Bobyrev’s beautiful wife, Sofia, to wage a successful campaign against his opponents and influence the pleasure-seeking Minister Tarakanov...
