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1925 film by Yakov Protazanov From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Tailor from Torzhok (Russian: Закройщик из Торжка, romanized: Zakroyshchik iz Torzhka) is a 1925 Soviet silent comedy film directed by Yakov Protazanov and starring Igor Ilyinsky. The picture was commissioned as publicity for the State Lottery Loan.[1]
| The Tailor from Torzhok | |
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| Directed by | Yakov Protazanov |
| Written by | Valentin Turkin |
| Starring | Igor Ilyinsky |
| Cinematography | Pyotr Yermolov |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Silent film (Russian intertitles) |
The film takes place in Soviet Russia during the NEP in a small provincial town. Petya Petelkin is a humble tailor of a sewing workshop belonging to the widow Shirinkina. The widow decides to marry her employee and Petya buys a lottery ticket hoping to win so that he can present her with a fancy gift.
He wins the big prize, starts dreaming of having his own shop, but the winning ticket disappears and passes from hand to hand. This is the beginning of a series of comic adventures. Petya is on the verge of committing suicide, but eventually everything ends well.
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