A Cruel Romance

Jun 6, 1984

2h 22m

★ 7.3

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Mosfilm

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Cast

Ogudalova

Alisa Freyndlikh

Larisa

Larisa Guzeeva

Paratov

Nikita Mikhalkov

Karandyshev

Andrey Myagkov

Knurov

Aleksey Petrenko

Vozhevatov

Viktor Proskurin

Robinzon

Georgi Burkov

Yefrosiniya Potapovna

Tatyana Pankova

Ivan

Boryslav Brondukov

Gavrilo

Aleksandr Pyatkov

Captain

Yuriy Sarantsev

Milliner

Olga Volkova

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