''The Nose'' () is a 1977 Soviet TV

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, directed by

Rolan Bykov Rolan Antonovich Bykov (October 12, 1929October 6, 1998) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, director, screenwriter and pedagogue. People's Artist of the USSR (1990). Early life Rolan Bykov was born to Anton Mikhailovich Bykov and Ol ...

based on the

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Nikolai Gogol Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol; ; (; () was a Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright of Ukrainian origin. Gogol used the Grotesque#In literature, grotesque in his writings, for example, in his works "The Nose (Gogol short story), ...

Plot

The action takes place in

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in the first half of the 19th century as well. The barber Ivan Yakovlevich, breakfast, found in a loaf of freshly baked bread someone's nose. If you try to get rid of the strange discoveries he was detained by police. With the

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Kovalev occurred unpleasant story. One fine morning he found his nose. Moreover, this important part of his face had healed their lives.KinoPoisk
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Cast

as Collegiate Assessor Kovalev / Kovalev's Nose / Ivan Yakovlevich the Barber / farmer, wandering horses with baggage * Zinaida Slavina as Praskovya Osipovna, Ivan Yakovlevich's wife *

Iya Savvina Iya Sergeyevna Savvina (; 2 March 1936 – 27 August 2011) was a Soviet film actress who was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1990.

as woman of easy virtue * Zinaida Sharko as head officer's Podtochina *

Elena Sanayeva Elena Vsevolodovna Sanayeva (; born 21 October 1942, Kuibyshev) is a Soviet and Russian theater and film actress and social activist. She is an Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1990).Награждена указом президиума Верхов ...

as Podtochina's daughter *

Boryslav Brondukov Boryslav Mykolayovych Brondukov (; ; 1 March 1938 – 10 March 2004) was a Ukrainian film character actor, People's Artist of Ukraine.

an Ivan, Kovalev's servant *

Georgi Burkov Georgi Ivanovich Burkov (; 31 May 1933 – 19 July 1990) was a Soviet and Russian film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1967 and 1988. He died on 19 July 1990 at the age of 57 due to thrombosis. Selected filmography * ''Zigzag of Succ ...

as quarterly warden *

Lev Durov Lev Konstantinovich Durov (23 December 1931 – 20 August 2015) was a Soviet and Russian theatre and film actor who appeared in more than 200 films and numerous stage productions between 1955 and 2008. He was named a People's Artist of the USS ...

as a private bailiff *

Yevgeny Yevstigneyev Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Yevstigneyev (; 9 October 1926 — 4 March 1992) was a prominent Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, theatre pedagogue, one of the founders of the Moscow Sovremennik Theatre. He was named People's Artist of the USSR in ...

as official newspaper of the expedition *

Vladimir Basov Vladimir Pavlovich Basov (28 July 192317 September 1987) was a Soviet Russian actor, film director and screenwriter. He was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1983. Biography Vladimir Basov was born in the Urazovo village, Voronezh Governor ...

as doctor *

Valentin Nikulin Valentin Yuryevich Nikulin (; 7 July 1932, Moscow — 6 August 2005, Moscow) was a Soviet, Russian and Israeli theater and film actor. Nikulin was born in the family of the playwright Yuri Nikulin (1907-1958) and pianist Eugeniya Brooke (1909-1 ...

as janitor *

Yuri Bogatyryov Yuri Georgiyevich Bogatyryov ( rus, Ю́рий Гео́ргиевич Богатырёв, p=ˈjʉrʲɪj ɡʲɪˈorɡʲɪjɪvʲɪtɕ bəɡətɨˈrʲɵf; 2 March 1947 – 2 February 1989) was a Soviet actor, best known for his roles in five films ...

as Emperor

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Semyon Morozov Semyon Grigoryevich Morozov (; 23February 1943) was commissar of the Taganrog antifascist underground organization (1941–1943). He was posthumously awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union title. Semion Morozov studied at the Taganrog school No ...

as servant of the Countess * Vladimir Fyodorov as dwarf

Features

The script of the film is close to the story of Gogol. Small differences are in the individual replicas of characters and minor details. So, for example, the story mentions only that Kovalev wrote a letter to Podtochina, and the text of the letter is given. The film also shows Subtotal and her daughter at the time they receive and read the letter. In the final, the film and the story completely diverge. In the story Kovalev, having found his nose in the same place, continues to live a normal life. In the film Kovalev gets back his nose, a new rank, marries and dies from an overabundance of feelings. Near the grave of Kovalev (in the film) is the grave of Ivan Aleksandrovich Khlestakov, the main hero of Gogol

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References

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* 1970s historical drama films Films set in the 19th century Films set in the Russian Empire Films set in Saint Petersburg Soviet historical drama films 1977 television films 1977 films 1970s Russian-language films Russian-language historical drama films Films based on works by Nikolai Gogol Films directed by Rolan Bykov Cultural depictions of Nicholas I of Russia 1970s Soviet films Television shows based on works by Nikolai Gogol {{tv-drama-film-stub