The Grasshopper
1955, Russian. Directed by Samson Samsonov.
Osip Dymov, the titular counselor and the doctor of thirty one years, serves in two hospitals at the same time: intern and anatomist. From nine o'clock in the morning and in the forenoon accepts patients, then goes to open corpses. But its income is hardly enough for a covering of expenses of the wife mad about talents and celebrities in the art and artistic environment whom it daily accepts in the house.
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Samson SamsonovDirector
- Lyudmila TselikovskayaOlga Dymova
- Sergei BondarchukDr. Osip Dymov
- Vladimir DruzhnikovRyabovsky
- Yevgeni TeterinDr. Fedor Lukich Korostylev
- Georgi GeorgiuUzdechkin
- Mikhail GluzskiyBurkin
- Antonina MaksimovaZvonkovskaya
- Aleksandr AleksinOlga's friend
- Anatoliy Bobrovskiydrug Olgi
- Vasili BokarevBryndin
- Aleksandr KelbererPodgorin (as A. Kelberer)
- Sergey KomarovVasiliy Vasilyevich
Details
- Released
- 1 April 1955
- Original title
- Попрыгунья
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Samson Samsonov
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What The Grasshopper is based on
The Grasshopper is based on The Grasshopper (1892) by Anton Chekhov.
1892
The Grasshopper
By Anton Chekhov
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The Grasshopper runs 91 minutes (1h 31m).
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The Grasshopper isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 April 1955. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Grasshopper?
If you liked The Grasshopper, try Hardball, The Young One, Salomé.
Who directed The Grasshopper?
The Grasshopper (1955) was directed by Samson Samsonov and stars Lyudmila Tselikovskaya, Sergei Bondarchuk, Vladimir Druzhnikov.
What is The Grasshopper based on?
The Grasshopper is based on The Grasshopper (1892) by Anton Chekhov.