Cast
Igor Ilyinsky
as Petya Petelkin, tailor
Vera Maretskaya
as Katya, housemaid
Lidiya Deikun
as Melania Shirinkina, widow
Iosif Tolchanov
as Semizhilov, vendor
Olga Zhizneva
as Unknown young lady
Serafima Birman
as Shirinkina's neighbour
Yeva Milyutina
as Shirinkina's neighbour
Anatoli Ktorov
as Anatoliy, city scamp
Vladimir Uralskiy
as Union man (uncredited)
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1925
Runtime1h 05m
LanguageNo Language
CertificationNR
GenresComedy
Votes6
DirectorYakov Protazanov
WritersValentin Turkin
TypeFeature Film
Rating4.2 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Tailor from Torzhok
About The Tailor from Torzhok
A 1925 Soviet comedy sponsored by the Soviet Finance Ministry, with a plot promoting the new economy. A small-town tailor, Petya Petelkin (Ilyinsky), bought a lottery ticket and handed it to his landlord, widow Shirinkina (Deykun) who wants to marry him. Petya is a hard-working tailor trying to start his own business. He is also in love with Katya (Maretskaya), whom he wants to marry. He has to survive a cascade of funny situations in the unstable Soviet reality, before his romance with Katya comes to a happy ending.
Directed by Yakov Protazanov, The Tailor from Torzhok leans on a strong ensemble — Igor Ilyinsky, Vera Maretskaya, Lidiya Deikun — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1925.
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