Ranks and People (1929)
Overview
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.
Cast
Mikhail Tarkhanov
Modest Alekseich - Anna na shee
Mariya Strelkova
Anna Petrovna - Anna na shee
Andrey Petrovsky
Governor - Anna na shee
Viktor Stanitsyn
Artynov - Anna na shee
Ivan Moskvin
Cherviakov, the bureaucrat - Smert' chinovnika
Daniil Vvedenskiy
Policeman - Khameleon
Vladimir Popov
Khriukin - Khameleon
Sofya Levitina
Gossip - Anna na shee
Elena Maksimova
Modest's servant - Anna na shee
Mariya Shlenskaya
Gossip
Yelena Anufriyeva
Curious woman (Chameleon)Recommendations
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