How Ivan Ivanovich Quarreled with Ivan Nikiforovich

1941 Comedy 70 minutes Directed by Andrey Kustov

About How Ivan Ivanovich Quarreled with Ivan Nikiforovich

Andrey Kustov and Anisim Mazur film Nikolai Gogol's Mirgorod tale. Neighbors Ivan Ivanovich and Ivan Nikiforovich fall out, and the quarrel is taken to court. Vladimir Popov and Sergei Blinnikov lead the cast. Faina Ranevskaya is also in it.

Cast & crew

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Georgiy Grebner wrote the screenplay from Gogol's story The Tale of How Ivan Ivanovich Quarreled with Ivan Nikiforovich.

Themes

  • a neighbors' quarrel
  • small-town vanity
  • a lawsuit
  • Ivan Ivanovich
  • Ivan Nikiforovich
  • Mirgorod
  • court

Look

Sergey Urusevsky shot the film.

Music

Mikhail Starokadomsky composed the score.

Notes

  • Sergey Urusevsky was the cinematographer.
  • Mikhail Starokadomsky wrote the music.
  • Other billed players include Vladimir Vladislavskiy, Osip Abdulov, and Aleksey Konsovskiy.

Influenced by

  • Nikolai Gogol's Mirgorod tale