Overview
During the good old days of the Russian aristocracy, that is to say, before the October Revolution, in the city of Moscow there was a fancy restaurant which catered to the appetites and egos of the rich. In one such establishment works a middle-aged waiter who is devoted to serving his bourgeoisie clients correctly. However, his life outside his job is very different: His son was killed during the Russian civil war and the waiter's wife died of grief as a result....
Director and cast
- Yakov Protazanov Director
- Michael Chekhov as Skorohodov - The Waiter
- Vera Malinovskaya as Natasha
- Ivan Koval-Samborskiy as Sokolin
- Stepan Kuznetsov as The Minister
- Mikhail Zharov as Waiter
- Yakov Protazanov Cast
- Mikhail Narokov as Karayesv /The Manufacturer
- Mikhail Klimov as Shtoss - The Manager
- Andrey Petrovsky as General
- Klavdiya Alekseyeva as Skorokhodov's wife
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