The Man in the Case (Russian: Человек в футляре, romanized: Chelovek v futlyare) is a 1939 Soviet drama film directed by Isidor Annensky. This film is based on the short story "The Man in the Case" written by Anton Chekhov in 1898.
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Plot
The film tells about the teacher of the Greek language Belikov, who works in a rural gymnasium. He is afraid of everything, prefers to store things in a shell and himself as if he lives in him, which strains the gymnasium and the people who live in the village. Suddenly the village visits Varvara, in which Belikov falls in love.
Cast
Nikolay Khmelyov as Belikov
Mikhail Zharov as Mikhail Kovalenko
Olga Androvskaya as Varvara Kovalenko
Vladimir Gardin as School Principal
Vladimir Voronov as Superintendent
Osip Abdulov as Tarantulov
Aleksandr Larikov as Nevyrazimov
Konstantin Adashevsky as Clergyman
Aleksey Bondi as French Teacher
Aleksey Gribov as Servant Afanasiy
Nikandr Baronov as Doctor
Faina Ranevskaya as Superintendent's Wife
Sabina Lukovskaya as Nevyrazimov's Wife
Oleg Lipkin as Pupil Neverov
Pyotr Gofman as Flowers Vendor (uncredited)
Aleksandra Matveeva as Flowers Vendor (uncredited)
Ivan Pelttser as Guest (uncredited)