Enough Stupidity in Every Wise Man
1952 · 170 min · ★ 7.5 · Drama
A young man from a poor family, Egor Dmitrievich Glumov, motivated by ambition, wants to make a career. He deftly flatters, hypocrites, and obsequies, skillfully exploiting the weaknesses of his patrons, and secretly ridicules their stupidity and vulgarity in his diary.
Directed by Vladimir Sukhobokov
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Mikhail Tsaryov Egor Dmitrievich Glumov -
Vladimir Vladislavskiy Neil Fedoseevich Mamaev -
Igor Ilyinsky Krutitsky -
Nadezhda Borskaya
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