Movie: Truth is Good, But Happiness is Better

Top 9 Billed Cast

Nikolai Ryzhov
Николай Рыжов

Evdokia Turchaninova
Евдокия Турчанинова

Valeriya Novak
Валерия Новак

Varvara Rygova
Varvara Rygova

Alexander Kartcev
Alexander Kartcev

Aleksandr Sashin-Nikolsky
Александр Сашин-Никольский

Valentina Barinova
Valentina Barinova

Dmitri Pavlov
Дмитрий Павлов

Fyodor Grigoryev
Фёдор Григорьев

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  • Overview

    The imperious old woman Mavra Tarasovna, the mother of the Moscow merchant Amos Panfilovich Baraboshev, is looking for a general groom for her granddaughter Polyxena.

  • Release Date

    1952-01-14

  • Average

    6.5

  • Rating:

    3.3 starts
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  • Languages:

    Pусский

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