The Ugly Story

Based on a satirical short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky concerning the escapades of a Russian civil servant.

Cast

Evgeniy Evstigneev

as Pralinsky

Viktor Sergachyov

as Pseldonimov

Yelizaveta Nikishchikhina

as Bride

Maya Bulgakova

as Deaf-mute

Gleb Strizhenov

as Klerk

Aleksandr Gruzinsky

as Mlekopitayev

Elena Ponsova

as Mlekopitayeva

Zoya Fyodorova

as Pseldonimov's mother

Leonid Pirogov

as Father of the bride

Anatoliy Obukhov

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