Poster for the movie An Ordinary Man

An Ordinary Man

1957 • 95 minutes
ComedyRomance

Based on the play of the same name by Leonid Leonov. The famous singer Ladygin, who has won success and fame, lives in a spacious apartment furnished with paintings and luxury goods. Suddenly, an old front-line friend, a prominent scientist Svekolkin, comes to Ladygin. Realizing that for Ladygin, ranks and titles are more valuable than human qualities, Svekolkin tells his friend that he works as a simple cashier. This leads to a number of misunderstandings and comic situations...

Picture of Vasili Merkuryev

Vasili Merkuryev

Ladygin

Picture of Irina Skobtseva

Irina Skobtseva

Kira

Picture of Georgiy Kulikov

Georgiy Kulikov

Aleksei

Picture of Evgeniya Kozyreva

Evgeniya Kozyreva

Vera Artemyevna

Picture of Serafima Birman

Serafima Birman

Konstantsiya

Picture of Pyotr Konstantinov

Pyotr Konstantinov

Svekolkin

Picture of Roza Makagonova

Roza Makagonova

Annushka

Picture of Aleksandra Panova

Aleksandra Panova

Parasha

Picture of Valentina Belyaeva

Valentina Belyaeva

Aleksei's assistant

Picture of Ivan Bychkov

Ivan Bychkov

master who hangs the picture

Picture of Vladimir Maruta

Vladimir Maruta

Polynov

Picture of Mikhail Troyanovsky

Mikhail Troyanovsky

neighbour-granddad

Picture of Nikolai Chistyakov

Nikolai Chistyakov

old man

Picture of Gurgen Tonunts

Gurgen Tonunts

audience member in the theater (uncredited)