Russia / Sep 15, 1934
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A film adaptation of the short story of the same name by Guy de Maupassant. The action takes place in the XIX century. Franco-Prussian War of 1870. A group of French bourgeois leaves in a stagecoach from Rouen occupied by Prussian troops. Along with them comes one attractive demimonde lady. The only way to get out is to persuade her, nicknamed "Ball-of-Fat" a la "Boule-de-Suif" to satisfy the lust of the head of the gendarmerie...
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Yevgeniya Mezentseva | Countess |
| Sofya Levitina | elderly nun |
| Nina Sukhotskaya | young nun |
| Vladimir Lavrinovich | Mr. Cornudet |
| Karl Gurnyak | german soldier |
| Valentina Kuznetsova | maid of the hotel |
| Vsevolod Yakut | Narrator (1955 release) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Пышка |
| Original language | RU |
| Spoken languages | No Language |
| Production countries | Soviet Union |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Mosfilm |
| Release date | 15 settembre 1934 |
| Executive producer | Nikolai Vladimirov |
| Writer | Mikhail Romm, Guy de Maupassant |
| Cinematography | Boris Volchek |
| Assistant directors | Valentina Kuznetsova, Mikhail Romm |
| Camera operators | Boris Volchek |
| Additional photography | Boris Volchek |
| Production design | Yosyp Shpinel, Pyotr Beitner |
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| Art direction | Yosyp Shpinel, Pyotr Beitner |
| Set decoration | Yosyp Shpinel, Pyotr Beitner |
| Music | Mikhail Chulaki, Evgeniya Indlina, Arnold Roytman |
| Sound | Mikhail Chulaki, Evgeniya Indlina, Arnold Roytman |
Release dates
Theatrical release
United States / May 04, 1958
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