Man in a Shell

Man in a Shell
Man in a Shell
	Russian: Человек в футляре
Directed by	Isidor Annensky
Written by	Isidor Annensky; Anton Chekhov;
Starring	Nikolay Khmelyov; Mikhail Zharov; ; Vladimir Gardin; [ru];
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Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

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Film "Man in a Shell", in Russian, 1939

as Superintendent and Nikolay Khmelyov as Belikov in the film

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.

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
as Varvara Kovalenko
Vladimir Gardin as School Principal
[ru] as Superintendent
Osip Abdulov as Tarantulov
as Nevyrazimov
as Clergyman
as French Teacher
as Servant Afanasiy
as Doctor
Faina Ranevskaya as Superintendent's Wife
as Nevyrazimov's Wife
as Pupil Neverov
as Flowers Vendor (uncredited)
as Flowers Vendor (uncredited)
as Guest (uncredited)^[7]

References[]

External links[]

Man in a Shell at IMDb

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[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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