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Movie
Ranks and People
Released: October 1, 1929 (1929)
Runtime: 65 minutes
Genres: Comedy
From his early silent works, the great Russian film director, Herr Yakov Protazanov, made literary adaptations from equally great Russian writers, as is the case with "Chiny I Lyudi" ( Ranks And People ) (1929) in which three short stories by Chekhov, "Anna On The Neck", "Death Of A Petty Official" and "Chameleon" were assembled for the silent screen.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Ivan Moskvin as Cherviakov, the bureaucrat - Smert' chinovnika
Age at release: 55
- Mikhail Tarkhanov as Modest Alekseich - Anna na shee
Age at release: 52
- Sofya Levitina as Gossip - Anna na shee
Age at release: 52
- Vladimir Popov as Khriukin - Khameleon
Age at release: 40
- Viktor Stanitsyn as Artynov - Anna na shee
Age at release: 32
- Olena Maksymova as Modest's servant - Anna na shee
Age at release: 23
- Mariya Strelkova as Anna Petrovna - Anna na shee
Age at release: 21
- Andrey Petrovsky as Governor - Anna na shee
Age at release: Unknown
- Yevgeni Yershov as General Brizzhalov - Smert' chinovnika
Age at release: Unknown
- Daniil Vvedenskiy as Policeman - Khameleon
Age at release: Unknown
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- Mariya Shlenskaya as Gossip
Age at release: 60
- Yelena Anufriyeva as Curious woman (Chameleon)
Age at release: 48
- Varvara Rizenko as neighbor - Anna na shee
Age at release: Unknown