In the town of Bryakhimov, noble but poor widow Harita Ignatyevna Ogudalova seeks to arrange marriages for her three daughters. She maintains an “open house”, hoping to attract gentlemen well-off enough to marry a dowry-less girl for love.
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Alisa Freyndlikh
Ogudalova
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Larisa Guzeeva
Larisa
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Nikita Mikhalkov
Paratov
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Andrey Myagkov
Karandyshev
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Aleksey Petrenko
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Viktor Proskurin
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Georgi Burkov
Robinzon
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Tatyana Pankova
Yefrosiniya Potapovna
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Boryslav Brondukov
Ivan
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Aleksandr Pyatkov
Gavrilo
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Yuriy Sarantsev
Captain
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Olga Volkova
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Eldar Ryazanov Director · Alexander Ostrovsky Author Andrey Petrov Composer
United States release September 18, 1984 · Produced in Russia, Russia · Original title Жестокий романс
Production
Mosfilm
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Russia · Russia
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Original title
Жестокий романс
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · June 6, 1984
Theatrical
United States · September 18, 1984
Theatrical
Canada
September 7, 1985 · Theatrical
Germany
December 13, 1985 · Theatrical
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