Don Diego and Pelagia (1928)
The vain station master of a Russian train station out in the sticks has a quarrel with an old peasant woman and has her thrown in jail. The local party youth organisation finally manage to get her released, after having to cut through lots of red tape.
Director: Yakov Protazanov
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Runtime: 58 min
Release Date: April 29, 1928
Cast
- Mariya Blyumental-Tamarina - Pelagia Dyomina
- Anatoliy Bykov - 'Don Diego', stationmaster
- Volodymyr Mikhajlov - Pelagia's husband
- I. Levkoyeva - Komsomol member
- Ivan Yudin - Misha, komsomol member
- Vladimir Popov - Village council caretaker
- Osip Brik - Speaker on the dangers of bureaucracy
- Alexandr Gromov - Registration and distribution official
- Daniil Vvedenskiy - Watchman
- Mikhail Zharov - Mikhail Zharov
Screenplay
- Vasily Lokot
- Vasily Lokot (Short Story)
Cinematography: Yevgeni Alekseyev
Country: Soviet Union
Original Language: ru
More Films by Director: Yakov Protazanov
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Don Diego and Pelagia about?
- The vain station master of a Russian train station out in the sticks has a quarrel with an old peasant woman and has her thrown in jail. The local party youth organisation finally manage to get her released, after having to cut through lots of red tape.
- Who directed Don Diego and Pelagia?
- Don Diego and Pelagia was directed by Yakov Protazanov.
- Who stars in Don Diego and Pelagia?
- Don Diego and Pelagia stars Mariya Blyumental-Tamarina, Anatoliy Bykov, Volodymyr Mikhajlov, I. Levkoyeva, Ivan Yudin, Vladimir Popov.
- How long is Don Diego and Pelagia?
- Don Diego and Pelagia has a runtime of 58m (58 minutes).
- What genre is Don Diego and Pelagia?
- Don Diego and Pelagia is a Comedy, Drama film.
- Where was Don Diego and Pelagia produced?
- Don Diego and Pelagia was produced in Soviet Union.