The Gentlefolks of Skotinin
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.
Directed by Grigoriy Roshal
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User score
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Status
Released
Released
January 10, 1927
Runtime
1h 1m
Language
Russian
Top cast
Varvara Massalitinova
Prostakova
Pavel Tamm
Prostakov
Sofya Yakovleva
Glashka
Igor Doronin
Trishka
Mikhail Stepanov
Mitrofanushka
Nikolay Belyaev
Taras Skotinin
Nina Shaternikova
Sofya
Nikolay Lazarev
Milon, officer
Galina Ivanovskaya
Yeremeyevna, old nanny
Nadezhda Borskaya
Empress Catherine the Great
Vladimir Kriger
(uncredited)
Pavel Kurzner
(uncredited)
Evlaliya Olgina
Dunya (uncredited)
Mariya Shlenskaya
Old peasant woman (uncredited)
