Mosfilm adaptations of Chekhov

1926: Kashtanka

Screenwriter –Yu. Bolotov, Olga Preobrazhenskaya
Director – Olga Preobrazhenskaya
Cast – Nikolay Panov, E. Khovanskaya, Antonin Pankryshev, Naum Rogozhin, Leonid Yurenev and others.

Based on the story of the same name. A circus clown has sheltered a homeless dog and is rehearsing a performance with it, while a boy named Fedya – Kashtanka’s former master – is looking for her in vain.

1954: The Swedish Match

Screenwriter – Nikolay Erdman
Director – Konstantin Yudin
Cast – Alexey Gribov, Andrey Popov, Mikhail Yanshin, M. Kuznetsova, Mikhail Nazvanov and others.

A screen version of a story of the same name. Provincial coroner Tchubikov and his assistant Dyukovsky are trying to solve the mystery of a supposed murder of retired cornet Klyauzov. The main piece of evidence is a burnt match found at the scene of crime.

1955: The Hopper

Screenwriter and director – Samson Samsonov
Cast – Sergey Bondarchuk, Liudmila Tselikovskaya, Vladimir Druzhnikov, Evgeny Teterin, Anatoly Aleksin and others.

A screen version of the story of the same name. Olga Ivanovna Dymova adores being surrounded by “brilliant” people – artists, musicians and writers always gather in her living-room. Crazy about chasing celebrities, the young woman ignores her husband – a modest and self-sacrificing doctor.

1960: Anyuta (short)

Screenwriter and director – Mary Andzhaparidze
Cast – Klavdia Blokhina, Anatoly Adoskin, Evgeny Evstigneev, Oleg Zhakov and others.

A screen version of the story of the same name. Gentle Anyuta spends all her days endlessly sewing and listening to her inmate – a poor medical student - learning by rote aloud.

1961: Duel

Screenwriter - Tatiana Berezantseva
Directors - Tatiana Berezantseva, Lev Rudnik
Cast - Oleg Strizhenov, Vladimir Druzhnikov, Liudmila Shagalova, Alexander Khvylya, Georgy Georgiu and others.

A screen version of the story of the same name. Ivan Andreevich Laevskiy leads a monotonous and aimless life. He is not interested in his work, bored by the woman, whom he took away from her wedded husband, but he is incapable of finding a proper way out.

1964: Three Sisters

Screenwriter and director – Samson Samsonov
Cast - Liubov Sokolova, Margarita Volodina, Tatiana Malchenko, Leonid Gubanov, Alla Larionova and others.

A screen version of the play of the same name.

1966: Sweetheart

Screenwriter and director – Sergey Kolosov
Cast — Liudmila Kasatkina, Rolan Bykov, Roman Tkachuk, Petr Konstantinov, Valentin Nikulin and others.

A screen version of the story of the same name. Each time after getting married Olga Semenovna seems to dissolve in her husband, adopting his opinions unconditionally and taking up his interests.

1969: The Main Witness

Screenwriters – Arnold Vitol, Alexander Vitov
Director – Aida Manasarova
Cast – Elena Sanaeva, Alexander Belyavsky, Larisa Luzhina, Larisa Danilina, Mikhail Kislov, Vsevolod Sanaev and others.

Based on the story “Peasant Women”. A townswoman Maria Kapluntseva is accused of poisoning her husband Vasily. The main prosecution witness against her in court should be their neighbor Matvey Novozhilov – the man Maria loves.

1969: Family Bliss

Screenwriter – Sergey Solovyov, Arkady Stavitsky, Andrey Ladynin Director – Sergey Solovyov, Alexey Sheynin, Andrey Ladynin Cast – Alisa Freyndlikh, Viatcheslav Tikhonov, Nikolay Gritsenko, Andrey Mironov, Anatoly Papanov, Ekaterina Vasilyeva and others.

Based on the early writings “Because of Nothing to Do”, “The Proposal”, “The Avenger” and “Nerves”.

1969: Belated Flowers

Screenwriter and director – Abram Room
Cast — Irina Lavrentyeva, Alexander Lazarev, Olga Zhizneva, Valery Zolotukhin, Inna Ulyanova and others.

Marusya, a daughter of an impoverished princess, is in love with her mother’s former bondsman – doctor Toporkov, but he is determined to make his way in the society and does not consider marrying a portionless girl.

1970: Uncle Vanya

Screenwriter and director – Andrey Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky
Cast – Innokenty Smoktunovsky, Sergey Bondarchuk, Irina Kupchenko, Irina Miroshnichenko, Vladimir Zeldin and others.

A screen version of the play of the same name.

1970: The Sea-Gull

Screenwriter and director – July Karasik
Cast – Alla Demidova, Vladimir Chetverikov, Nikolay Plotnikov, Liudmila Savelyeva, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan and others.

A screen version of the play of the same name.

1976: An Unfinished Piece for a Mechanical Piano

Screenwriters – Alexander Adabashyan, Nikita Mikhalkov Director – Nikita Mikhalkov
Cast – Alexander Kalyagin, Elena Solovey, Evgenia Glushenko, Antonina Shuranova, Yury Bogatyrev, Oleg Tabakov and others.

A screen version of the play “Platonov” and based on the stories “At a Country House”, “The Teacher of Literature”, “Three Years”, “My Life”.

1977: Funny People

Screenwriter and director – Mikhail Shveitser
Cast – Evgeny Leonov, Vladimir Basov, Oleg Basilashvili, Leonid Kuravlyov, Valery Zolotukhin, Vladislav Strzhelchik and others.

Based on the early stories (“Choristers”, “In the Bath-House”, “Tears the World Doesn’t See”) and the notebooks of Chekhov.

1977: The Steppe

Screenwriter and director – Sergey Bondarchuk
Cast – Oleg Kuznetsov, Nikolay Trofimov, Vladimir Sedov, Victor Mamaev, Sergey Bondarchuk, Ivan Lapikov and others.

A screen version of the story of the same name. Little boy Yegorushka spends several days on the road meeting new people and saying goodbye to them.

1978: A Hunting Accident

Screenwriter and director – Emil Lotyanu
Cast – Galina Belyaeva, Oleg Yankovsky, Kirill Lavrov, Leonid Markov, Grigory Grigoriu and others.

A screen version of the story “Hunting Drama”. Lovely young Olenka dreames of love and quiet happiness, but her aspiration to get it all without considering the price and the feelings that three different men – Kamyshev, Urbenin and Karneev – have for her lead to a tragic ending.

1980: The Unknown Man’s Story

Screenwriter and director – Vitautas Zhalakyavichus
Cast – Alexander Kaydanovsky, Evgenia Simonova, Georgy Taratorkin, Liudmila Zaytseva, Pavel Kadochnikov and others.

A screen version of the story of the same name. Vladimir Ivanovich, a revolutionary, starts working for official Orlov in order to prepare assassination of his father, a famous statesman. But sympathy for Zinaida, Orlov’s mistress, whom he openly neglects, makes Vladimir change his plans.

1980: Three Years

Screenwriter – Alexander Alexandrov Directors – Dmitry Dolinin, Stanislav Lyubshin
Cast – Stanislav Lyubshin, Albert Filozov, Sergey Plotnikov, Svetlana Smirnova, Nikolay Pastukhov, Yury Yakovlev and others.

A screen version of the story of the same name. A family drama of Alexey Laptev, an heir of a rich Moscow merchant and his wife Yulia, a daughter of a district doctor.

1988: The Black Monk

Screenwriters – Ivan Dykhovichny, Sergey Solovyov Director – Ivan Dykhovichny
Cast – Stanislav Lyubshin, Tatiana Drubich, Petr Fomenko, Liubov Selyutina, Victor Shternberg and others.

A screen version of the story of the same name. The decision to spend summer in the country and meeting provincial girl Tatiana make philosopher Kovrin reconsider his life.

	Mosfilm adaptations of Chekhov 1926: Kashtanka Screenwriter –Yu. Bolotov, Olga Preobrazhenskaya Director – Olga Preobrazhenskaya Cast – Nikolay Panov, E. Khovanskaya, Antonin Pankryshev, Naum Rogozhin, Leonid Yurenev and others. Based on the story of the same name. A circus clown has sheltered a homeless dog and is rehearsing a performance with it, while a boy named Fedya – Kashtanka’s former master – is looking for her in vain. 1954: The Swedish Match Screenwriter – Nikolay Erdman Director – Konstantin Yudin Cast – Alexey Gribov, Andrey Popov, Mikhail Yanshin, M. Kuznetsova, Mikhail Nazvanov and others. A screen version of a story of the same name. Provincial coroner Tchubikov and his assistant Dyukovsky are trying to solve the mystery of a supposed murder of retired cornet Klyauzov. The main piece of evidence is a burnt match found at the scene of crime. 1955: The Hopper Screenwriter and director – Samson Samsonov Cast – Sergey Bondarchuk, Liudmila Tselikovskaya, Vladimir Druzhnikov, Evgeny Teterin, Anatoly Aleksin and others. A screen version of the story of the same name. Olga Ivanovna Dymova adores being surrounded by “brilliant” people – artists, musicians and writers always gather in her living-room. Crazy about chasing celebrities, the young woman ignores her husband – a modest and self-sacrificing doctor. 1960: Anyuta (short) Screenwriter and director – Mary Andzhaparidze Cast – Klavdia Blokhina, Anatoly Adoskin, Evgeny Evstigneev, Oleg Zhakov and others. A screen version of the story of the same name. Gentle Anyuta spends all her days endlessly sewing and listening to her inmate – a poor medical student - learning by rote aloud. 1961: Duel Screenwriter - Tatiana Berezantseva Directors - Tatiana Berezantseva, Lev Rudnik Cast - Oleg Strizhenov, Vladimir Druzhnikov, Liudmila Shagalova, Alexander Khvylya, Georgy Georgiu and others. A screen version of the story of the same name. Ivan Andreevich Laevskiy leads a monotonous and aimless life. He is not interested in his work, bored by the woman, whom he took away from her wedded husband, but he is incapable of finding a proper way out. 1964: Three Sisters Screenwriter and director – Samson Samsonov Cast - Liubov Sokolova, Margarita Volodina, Tatiana Malchenko, Leonid Gubanov, Alla Larionova and others. A screen version of the play of the same name. 1966: Sweetheart Screenwriter and director – Sergey Kolosov Cast — Liudmila Kasatkina, Rolan Bykov, Roman Tkachuk, Petr Konstantinov, Valentin Nikulin and others. A screen version of the story of the same name. Each time after getting married Olga Semenovna seems to dissolve in her husband, adopting his opinions unconditionally and taking up his interests. 1969: The Main Witness Screenwriters – Arnold Vitol, Alexander Vitov Director – Aida Manasarova Cast – Elena Sanaeva, Alexander Belyavsky, Larisa Luzhina, Larisa Danilina, Mikhail Kislov, Vsevolod Sanaev and others. Based on the story “Peasant Women”. A townswoman Maria Kapluntseva is accused of poisoning her husband Vasily. The main prosecution witness against her in court should be their neighbor Matvey Novozhilov – the man Maria loves. 1969: Family Bliss Screenwriter – Sergey Solovyov, Arkady Stavitsky, Andrey Ladynin Director – Sergey Solovyov, Alexey Sheynin, Andrey Ladynin Cast – Alisa Freyndlikh, Viatcheslav Tikhonov, Nikolay Gritsenko, Andrey Mironov, Anatoly Papanov, Ekaterina Vasilyeva and others. Based on the early writings “Because of Nothing to Do”, “The Proposal”, “The Avenger” and “Nerves”. 1969: Belated Flowers Screenwriter and director – Abram Room Cast — Irina Lavrentyeva, Alexander Lazarev, Olga Zhizneva, Valery Zolotukhin, Inna Ulyanova and others. Marusya, a daughter of an impoverished princess, is in love with her mother’s former bondsman – doctor Toporkov, but he is determined to make his way in the society and does not consider marrying a portionless girl. 1970: Uncle Vanya Screenwriter and director – Andrey Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky Cast – Innokenty Smoktunovsky, Sergey Bondarchuk, Irina Kupchenko, Irina Miroshnichenko, Vladimir Zeldin and others. A screen version of the play of the same name. 1970: The Sea-Gull Screenwriter and director – July Karasik Cast – Alla Demidova, Vladimir Chetverikov, Nikolay Plotnikov, Liudmila Savelyeva, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan and others. A screen version of the play of the same name. 1976: An Unfinished Piece for a Mechanical Piano Screenwriters – Alexander Adabashyan, Nikita Mikhalkov Director – Nikita Mikhalkov Cast – Alexander Kalyagin, Elena Solovey, Evgenia Glushenko, Antonina Shuranova, Yury Bogatyrev, Oleg Tabakov and others. A screen version of the play “Platonov” and based on the stories “At a Country House”, “The Teacher of Literature”, “Three Years”, “My Life”. 1977: Funny People Screenwriter and director – Mikhail Shveitser Cast – Evgeny Leonov, Vladimir Basov, Oleg Basilashvili, Leonid Kuravlyov, Valery Zolotukhin, Vladislav Strzhelchik and others. Based on the early stories (“Choristers”, “In the Bath-House”, “Tears the World Doesn’t See”) and the notebooks of Chekhov. 1977: The Steppe Screenwriter and director – Sergey Bondarchuk Cast – Oleg Kuznetsov, Nikolay Trofimov, Vladimir Sedov, Victor Mamaev, Sergey Bondarchuk, Ivan Lapikov and others. A screen version of the story of the same name. Little boy Yegorushka spends several days on the road meeting new people and saying goodbye to them. 1978: A Hunting Accident Screenwriter and director – Emil Lotyanu Cast – Galina Belyaeva, Oleg Yankovsky, Kirill Lavrov, Leonid Markov, Grigory Grigoriu and others. A screen version of the story “Hunting Drama”. Lovely young Olenka dreames of love and quiet happiness, but her aspiration to get it all without considering the price and the feelings that three different men – Kamyshev, Urbenin and Karneev – have for her lead to a tragic ending. 1980: The Unknown Man’s Story Screenwriter and director – Vitautas Zhalakyavichus Cast – Alexander Kaydanovsky, Evgenia Simonova, Georgy Taratorkin, Liudmila Zaytseva, Pavel Kadochnikov and others. A screen version of the story of the same name. Vladimir Ivanovich, a revolutionary, starts working for official Orlov in order to prepare assassination of his father, a famous statesman. But sympathy for Zinaida, Orlov’s mistress, whom he openly neglects, makes Vladimir change his plans. 1980: Three Years Screenwriter – Alexander Alexandrov Directors – Dmitry Dolinin, Stanislav Lyubshin Cast – Stanislav Lyubshin, Albert Filozov, Sergey Plotnikov, Svetlana Smirnova, Nikolay Pastukhov, Yury Yakovlev and others. A screen version of the story of the same name. A family drama of Alexey Laptev, an heir of a rich Moscow merchant and his wife Yulia, a daughter of a district doctor. 1988: The Black Monk Screenwriters – Ivan Dykhovichny, Sergey Solovyov Director – Ivan Dykhovichny Cast – Stanislav Lyubshin, Tatiana Drubich, Petr Fomenko, Liubov Selyutina, Victor Shternberg and others. A screen version of the story of the same name. The decision to spend summer in the country and meeting provincial girl Tatiana make philosopher Kovrin reconsider his life.