The Overcoat

The Overcoat 1959 Directed by Aleksey Batalov Шинель

A story about a government clerk who has his precious new overcoat stolen. No-one seems willing to help him retrieve his prized possession, a fact that continues to concern him even when he is beyond the grave.

Country Soviet Union

Production Country Soviet Union

Language Russian

Spoken Language Russian

Gnere Drama

Production Company Lenfilm

Release Date 2 February 1959

75 mins

Cast

Rolan Bykov Акакий Акакиевич

Yuriy Tolubeev Портной

Nina Urgant Проститутка

Elena Ponsova домовладелица

Georgiy Teykh важная персона

Glikeriya Bogdanova-Chesnokova супруга именинника

Lev Stepanov кредитор

Crew

Director

Aleksey Batalov

Writer

Leonid Solovyov

Producer

A. Arshanskiy

Cinematography

Genrikh Marandzhyan

Production Design

Berta Manevich

Isaak Kaplan

Sound

Nikolai Sidelnikov

Arnold Shargorodsky

Original Writer

Nikolai Gogol