An Ordinary Man

An Ordinary Man

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 8, 1957

Runtime

1h 35m

Genres

Comedy, Romance

User Score

72%

Original Title

Обыкновенный человек

Production Companies

Mosfilm

Director

Aleksandr Stolbov

Description

Based on the play of the same name by Leonid Leonov. 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...