The Gentlefolks of Skotinin (1927)
A comedy starring Nina Shaternikova, The Skotinins is loosely based on the 18th century play The Minor by Denis Fonvizin. In it, the upper class is shown as both depraved and stupid, engaging a variety of absurd, over-the-top follies.
- Released
- 1927-01-10
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 61 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Grigoriy Roshal
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- Varvara Massalitinova as Prostakova
- Pavel Tamm as Prostakov
- Sofya Yakovleva as Glashka
- Igor Doronin as Trishka
- Mikhail Stepanov as Mitrofanushka
- Nikolay Belyaev as Taras Skotinin
- Nina Shaternikova as Sofya
- Nikolay Lazarev as Milon, officer
- Galina Ivanovskaya as Yeremeyevna, old nanny
- Nadezhda Borskaya as Empress Catherine the Great
- Vladimir Kriger as (uncredited)
- Pavel Kurzner as (uncredited)