The Man from the Restaurant
1927 · 68 min · ★ 5.5 · Drama
During the good old days of the Russian aristocracy, that is to say, before the October Revolution, in the city of Moscow there was a fancy restaurant which catered to the appetites and egos of the rich. In one such establishment works a middle-aged waiter who is devoted to serving his bourgeoisie clients correctly. However, his life outside his job is very different: His son was killed during the Russian civil war and the waiter's wife died of grief as a result....
Directed by Yakov Protazanov · Written by Oleg Leonidov
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Michael Chekhov Skorohodov - The Waiter -
Vera Malinovskaya Natasha -
Ivan Koval-Samborskiy Sokolin -
Stepan Kuznetsov The Minister -
Mikhail Zharov Waiter -
Yakov Protazanov -
Mikhail Narokov Karayesv /The Manufacturer -
Mikhail Klimov Shtoss - The Manager -
Andrey Petrovsky General -
Klavdiya Alekseyeva Skorokhodov's wife -
Vladimir Tsoppi Regular guest of the restaurant
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