Woe from Wit
7.5
Alexander Chatsky returns from three years abroad, hoping to rekindle a romance with his childhood sweetheart Sophie. In the meantime, however, she has fallen in love with Molchalin, her father's scheming secretary. As scandal erupts, Chatsky is met with accusations of madness.
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Mikhail Tsaryov
Александр Андреевич Чацкий
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Mikhail Sadovsky
Молчалин
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Aleksandr Griboyedov
Sergei Alekseyev
Виталий Войтецкий
Konstantin Zubov
Фамусов
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Vitali Vojtetsky
Евгений Лансере
Olga Khorkova
Liza
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Irina Likso
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Игорь Вакар
Sergei Alekseyev Director · Vitaliy Voytetskiy Director Alexander Griboyedov Author
First release August 2, 1952 · Produced in Russia · Production Gorky Film Studios
Production
Государственный Академический Малый театр
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Gorky Film Studios
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Russia
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Original title
Горе от ума
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · August 2, 1952
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No release date listed for United States.
Russia
September 29, 1952
XC
September 25, 1953 · Theatrical
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