Ranks and People 1929 Directed by Yakov Protazanov , Mikhail Doller Чины и люди

From his early silent works, the great Russian film director, Herr Yakov Protazanov, made literary adaptations from equally great Russian writers, as is the case with "Chiny I Lyudi" ( Ranks And People ) (1929) in which three short stories by Chekhov, "Anna On The Neck", "Death Of A Petty Official" and "Chameleon" were assembled for the silent screen.

Production Country Soviet Union
Language Russian
Spoken Language Russian
Gnere Comedy
Production Company Mezhrabpomfilm
Release Date 1 October 1929
65 mins
Cast
Mikhail Tarkhanov Modest Alekseich - Anna na shee
Mariya Strelkova Anna Petrovna - Anna na shee
Andrey Petrovsky Governor - Anna na shee
Nikolay Shcherbakov Anna's father - Anna na shee
Viktor Stanitsyn Artynov - Anna na shee
Ivan Moskvin Cherviakov, the bureaucrat - Smert' chinovnika
Yevgeni Yershov General Brizzhalov - Smert' chinovnika
Daniil Vvedenskiy Policeman - Khameleon
Vladimir Popov Khriukin - Khameleon
Sofya Levitina Gossip - Anna na shee
Yelena Maksimova Modest's servant - Anna na shee
Varvara Rizenko neighbor - Anna na shee
Sergei Sidelyov student - Anna na shee
Yelena Anufriyeva Curious woman (Chameleon)