The Man from the Restaurant

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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