Man in a Shell
1939, RU. Directed by Isidor Annensky.
The Greek teacher Belikov, who works in a rural gymnasium, loved to keep things in cases, was afraid of everything and lived himself, as if in a case, on the principle: “no matter what happens”. By this principle, he literally "terrorized" the gymnasium and the villagers. Hope appeared when Varenka arrived in the village - “not a girl, but marmalade”, although she was already aged, and “did not mind being married, even if only to a teacher of the Greek language”.
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- RU
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Cast & crew
- Isidor AnnenskyDirector
- Olga AndrovskayaВарвара Александровна Коваленко (Варенька)
- Mikhail ZharovМихаил Александрович Коваленко (учитель истории и географии)
- Faina Ranevskayaжена инспектора
- Aleksei GribovАфанасий (слуга Беликова)
- Vladimir GardinМихаил Васильевич (директор гимназии)
- Aleksandr LarikovНевыразимов (учитель)
- Aleksandra Matveevaпродавщица цветов
- Osip AbdulovТарантулов, учитель
- Konstantin AdashevskyPriest
- Aleksey Bondiучитель, француз (в титрах С. Бонди)
- Nikolai KhmelyovБеликов (учитель греческого языка)
- Vladimir VoronovInspector
Details
- Released
- 25 May 1939
- Original title
- Человек в футляре
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Isidor Annensky
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What Man in a Shell is based on
Man in a Shell is based on The Man in the Case (1898) by Anton Chekhov.
1898
The Man in the Case
By Anton Chekhov
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Man in a Shell runs 84 minutes (1h 24m).
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Man in a Shell isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 May 1939. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
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If you liked Man in a Shell, try Son of a Rich, What's Love Got to Do with It?, Three Plus Two.
Who directed Man in a Shell?
Man in a Shell (1939) was directed by Isidor Annensky and stars Olga Androvskaya, Mikhail Zharov, Faina Ranevskaya.
What is Man in a Shell based on?
Man in a Shell is based on The Man in the Case (1898) by Anton Chekhov.