
Truth is Good, But Happiness is Better
1952, Russian. Directed by Sergei Alekseyev.
The imperious old woman Mavra Tarasovna, the mother of the Moscow merchant Amos Panfilovich Baraboshev, is looking for a general groom for her granddaughter Polyxena.
- Runtime
- 2h 18m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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- Released
- 14 January 1952
- Original title
- Правда – хорошо, а счастье лучше
- Country
- Soviet Union
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Truth is Good, But Happiness is Better runs 138 minutes (2h 18m).
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Truth is Good, But Happiness is Better isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 January 1952. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Truth is Good, But Happiness is Better?
Truth is Good, But Happiness is Better (1952) was directed by Sergei Alekseyev and stars Nikolai Ryzhov, Evdokia Turchaninova, Valeriya Novak.