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Ruthless Romance
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Ruthless Romance

1984-06-06 · 142 min · ★ 7.3

Drama · Romance

In the town of Bryakhimov, noble but poor widow Harita Ignatyevna Ogudalova seeks to arrange marriages for her three daughters. She maintains an “open house”, hoping to attract gentlemen well-off enough to marry a dowry-less girl for love.

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Directors
Eldar Ryazanov
Production companies
Mosfilm
Countries
Soviet Union
Status
Released

Top Cast

Alisa FreyndlikhAlisa FreyndlikhOgudalova
Larisa GuzeevaLarisa GuzeevaLarisa
Nikita MikhalkovNikita MikhalkovParatov
Andrey MyagkovAndrey MyagkovKarandyshev
Aleksey PetrenkoAleksey PetrenkoKnurov
Viktor ProskurinViktor ProskurinVozhevatov
Georgi BurkovGeorgi BurkovRobinzon
Tatyana PankovaTatyana PankovaYefrosiniya Potapovna
Boryslav BrondukovBoryslav BrondukovIvan
Aleksandr PyatkovAleksandr PyatkovGavrilo
Yuriy SarantsevYuriy SarantsevCaptain
Olga VolkovaOlga VolkovaMilliner
Dmitriy Buzylyov-KretsoDmitriy Buzylyov-KretsoIlya
Aleksandr Pankratov-ChyornyyAleksandr Pankratov-ChyornyyOfficer
Sergei ArtsybashevSergei ArtsybashevGulyayev
Anna FrolovtsevaAnna FrolovtsevaAnnushka
Evgeny TsymbalEvgeny TsymbalYegor
Vladimir MyshkinVladimir MyshkinOgudalovy' guest
Aleksandr KuzmichyovAleksandr Kuzmichyovreferee
Nikolay SmorchkovNikolay Smorchkovpriest

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