Ruthless Romance (1984)

7.2/10 142 min Drama Romance

Overview

In the town of Bryakhimov, noble but poor widow Harita Ignatyevna Ogudalova seeks to arrange marriages for her three daughters. She maintains an “open house”, hoping to attract gentlemen well-off enough to marry a dowry-less girl for love.

Cast

Alisa Freyndlikh

Ogudalova

Larisa Guzeeva

Larisa

Nikita Mikhalkov

Paratov

Andrey Myagkov

Karandyshev

Aleksey Petrenko

Knurov

Viktor Proskurin

Vozhevatov

Georgi Burkov

Robinzon

Tatyana Pankova

Yefrosiniya Potapovna

Boryslav Brondukov

Ivan

Aleksandr Pyatkov

Gavrilo

Yuriy Sarantsev

Captain

Olga Volkova

Milliner

Dmitriy Buzylyov-Kretso

Ilya

Aleksandr Pankratov-Chyornyy

Officer

Sergei Artsybashev

Gulyayev

Anna Frolovtseva

Annushka

Evgeny Tsymbal

Yegor

Vladimir Myshkin

Ogudalovy' guest

Aleksandr Kuzmichyov

referee

Nikolay Smorchkov

priest

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