The Ugly Story
1966 · 102 min · ★ 5.8 · Drama, Comedy
Based on a satirical short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky concerning the escapades of a Russian civil servant.
Directed by Vladimir Naumov · Written by Aleksandr Alov
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Evgeniy Evstigneev Pralinsky -
Viktor Sergachyov Pseldonimov -
Yelizaveta Nikishchikhina Bride -
Maya Bulgakova Deaf-mute -
Gleb Strizhenov Klerk -
Aleksandr Gruzinsky Mlekopitayev -
Elena Ponsova Mlekopitayeva -
Zoya Fyodorova Pseldonimov's mother -
Leonid Pirogov Father of the bride -
Anatoliy Obukhov -
Igor Stravinskiy распорядитель танцев -
Konstantin Alekseev Семён Иванович Шипуленко
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