Man in a Shell (russian: Человек в футляре) is a 1939 Soviet drama film directed by

Isidor Annensky Isidor Markovich Annensky (russian: Исидор Маркович Анненский; 13 March 1906 - 2 May 1977) was a Soviet screenwriter and film director. Annensky was named Merited Artist of the RSFSR in 1971. Life and career Annensky studie ...

. This film is based on the short story "

The Man in the Case "The Man in the Case" (russian: Человек в футляре, translit=Chelovek v futlyare) is an 1898 short story by Anton Chekhov, the first part of what has been later referred as ''The Little Trilogy'', along with "Gooseberries" and " Abou ...

" written by

Anton Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; 29 January 1860Old Style date 17 January. – 15 July 1904Old Style date 2 July.) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career a ...

in 1898.

Plot

The film tells about the teacher of the Greek language Belikov, who works in a rural gymnasium. He is afraid of everything, prefers to store things in a shell and himself as if he lives in him, which strains the gymnasium and the people who live in the village. Suddenly the village visits Varvara, in which Belikov falls in love.

Starring

Nikolay Khmelyov Nikolai Pavlovich Khmelyov russian: Николай Павлович Хмелёв, — 1 November 1945) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, theater director and pedagogue, associated with the Moscow Art Theatre and later the Yermolova ...

as Belikov *

Mikhail Zharov Mikhail Ivanovich Zharov (russian: Михаи́л Ива́нович Жа́ров; 27 October 1899 – 15 December 1981) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor and director. People's Artist of the USSR (1949) and Hero of Socialist Labour ...

as Mikhail Kovalenko * Olga Androvskaya as Varvara Kovalenko *

Vladimir Gardin Vladimir Rostislavovich Gardin (russian: Влади́мир Ростисла́вович Га́рдин) (born Vladimir Rostislavovich Blagonravov (Благонра́вов); – 28 May 1965) was a pioneering Russian film director and actor who ...

as School Principal * as Superintendent *

Osip Abdulov Osip Naumovich Abdulov (russian: Осип Наумович Абдулов; in Łódź – 14 June 1953 in Moscow) was a Soviet actor. Biography Osip Naumovich Abdulov was born to a Jewish family in Łódź, Poland (then part of the Russian Empi ...

as Tarantulov *

Aleksandr Larikov Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

as Nevyrazimov * Konstantin Adashevsky as Clergyman *

Aleksey Bondi Alexey, Alexei, Alexie, Aleksei, or Aleksey (russian: Алексе́й ; bg, Алексей ) is a Russian and Bulgarian male first name deriving from the Greek ''Aléxios'' (), meaning "Defender", and thus of the same origin as the Latin ...

as French Teacher *

Aleksey Gribov Alexey, Alexei, Alexie, Aleksei, or Aleksey (russian: Алексе́й ; bg, Алексей ) is a Russian language, Russian and Bulgarian language, Bulgarian male first name deriving from the Greek language, Greek ''Aléxios'' (), meaning "D ...

as Servant Afanasiy * Nikandr Baronov as Doctor *

Faina Ranevskaya Faina Georgievna Ranevskaya (russian: Фаина Георгиевна Раневская, born Faina Girschevna Feldman, — 19 July 1984), is recognized as one of the greatest Soviet actresses in both tragedy and comedy. She was also famous for ...

as Superintendent's Wife *

Sabina Lukovskaya Sabina may refer to: Places and jurisdictions * Sabina (region), region and place in Italy, and hence: * the now Suburbicarian Diocese of Sabina (-Poggio Mirteto), Italy * Magliano Sabina, city, Italy * Pozzaglia Sabina, city, Italy *Fara Sabin ...

as Nevyrazimov's Wife *

Oleg Lipkin Oleg (russian: Олег), Oleh ( uk, Олег), or Aleh ( be, Алег) is an East Slavic given name. The name is very common in Russia, Ukraine and Belаrus. It derives from the Old Norse ''Helgi'' ( Helge), meaning "holy", "sacred", or "bless ...

as Pupil Neverov * Pyotr Gofman as Flowers Vendor (uncredited) *

Aleksandra Matveeva Alexandra () is the feminine form of the given name Alexander (, ). Etymologically, the name is a compound of the Greek verb (; meaning 'to defend') and (; GEN , ; meaning 'man'). Thus it may be roughly translated as "defender of man" or "prot ...

as Flowers Vendor (uncredited) *

Ivan Pelttser Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgar ...

as Guest (uncredited)Человек в футляре (1939) Full Cast & Crew
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