The famous singer Ladygin, who has won success and fame, lives in a spacious apartment furnished with paintings and luxury goods. Suddenly, an old front-line friend, a prominent scientist Svekolkin, comes to Ladygin. Realizing that for Ladygin, ranks and titles are more valuable than human qualities, Svekolkin tells his friend that he works as a simple cashier. This leads to a number of misunderstandings and comic situations.
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Vasili Merkuryev
Ladygin
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Ivan Bychkov
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Aleksandr Stolbov Director · Mikhail Romm Writer Leonid Leonov Writer
First release March 8, 1957 · Produced in Russia · Original title Обыкновенный человек
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Mosfilm
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Russia
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Original title
Обыкновенный человек
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · March 8, 1957
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