Ranks and People
1929, Russian. Directed by Yakov Protazanov.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 5m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Yakov ProtazanovDirector
- Mikhail TarkhanovModest Alekseich - Anna na shee
- Mariya StrelkovaAnna Petrovna - Anna na shee
- Andrey PetrovskyGovernor - Anna na shee
- Nikolay ShcherbakovAnna's father - Anna na shee
- Viktor StanitsynArtynov - Anna na shee
- Ivan MoskvinCherviakov, the bureaucrat - Smert' chinovnika
- Yevgeni YershovGeneral Brizzhalov - Smert' chinovnika
- Daniil VvedenskiyPoliceman - Khameleon
- Vladimir PopovKhriukin - Khameleon
- Sofya LevitinaGossip - Anna na shee
- Elena MaksimovaModest's servant - Anna na shee
- Varvara Rizenkoneighbor - Anna na shee
Details
- Released
- 1 October 1929
- Original title
- Чины и люди
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Yakov Protazanov, Oleg Leonidov
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What Ranks and People is based on
Ranks and People is based on Anna on the Neck, an 1895 short story by Anton Chekhov, The Death of a Government Clerk, an 1883 short story by Anton Chekhov, and Chameleon, an 1884 short story by Anton Chekhov.
Short story · 1895
Anna on the Neck
By Anton Chekhov
Short story · 1883
The Death of a Government Clerk
By Anton Chekhov
Short story · 1884
Chameleon
By Anton Chekhov
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Who directed Ranks and People?
Ranks and People (1929) was directed by Yakov Protazanov and stars Mikhail Tarkhanov, Mariya Strelkova, Andrey Petrovsky.
What is Ranks and People based on?
Ranks and People is based on Anna on the Neck, an 1895 short story by Anton Chekhov, The Death of a Government Clerk, an 1883 short story by Anton Chekhov, and Chameleon, an 1884 short story by Anton Chekhov.