The Ugly Story
1966, Russian. Directed by Aleksandr Alov & Vladimir Naumov.
Based on a satirical short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky concerning the escapades of a Russian civil servant.
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Aleksandr AlovDirector
- Vladimir NaumovDirector
- Evgeniy EvstigneevPralinsky
- Viktor SergachyovPseldonimov
- Yelizaveta NikishchikhinaBride
- Maya BulgakovaDeaf-mute
- Gleb StrizhenovKlerk
- Aleksandr GruzinskyMlekopitayev
- Elena PonsovaMlekopitayeva
- Zoya FyodorovaPseldonimov's mother
- Leonid PirogovFather of the bride
- Anatoliy ObukhovCast
- Igor Stravinskiyраспорядитель танцев
- Konstantin AlekseevСемён Иванович Шипуленко
Details
- Released
- 10 October 1966
- Original title
- Скверный анекдот
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Aleksandr Alov, Vladimir Naumov, Leonid Zorin
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What The Ugly Story is based on
The Ugly Story is based on A Nasty Story (1862) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.
1862
A Nasty Story
By Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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The Ugly Story runs 102 minutes (1h 42m).
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Which OTT platform is The Ugly Story on?
The Ugly Story isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 10 October 1966. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Ugly Story?
If you liked The Ugly Story, try Almost Friends, The House of Tomorrow, ¿Y cómo es él?.
Who directed The Ugly Story?
The Ugly Story (1966) was directed by Aleksandr Alov and Vladimir Naumov and stars Evgeniy Evstigneev, Viktor Sergachyov, Yelizaveta Nikishchikhina.
What is The Ugly Story based on?
The Ugly Story is based on A Nasty Story (1862) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.