Overview

During the good old days of the Russian aristocracy, that is to say, before the October Revolution, in the city of Moscow there was a fancy restaurant which catered to the appetites and egos of the rich. In one such establishment works a middle-aged waiter who is devoted to serving his bourgeoisie clients correctly. However, his life outside his job is very different: His son was killed during the Russian civil war and the waiter's wife died of grief as a result....

Genres

Cast

Michael Chekhov

Skorohodov - The Waiter

Vera Malinovskaya

Natasha

Ivan Koval-Samborskiy

Sokolin

Stepan Kuznetsov

The Minister

Mikhail Zharov

Waiter

Yakov Protazanov

Mikhail Narokov

Karayesv /The Manufacturer

Mikhail Klimov

Shtoss - The Manager

Andrey Petrovsky

General

Klavdiya Alekseyeva

Skorokhodov's wife

Vladimir Tsoppi

Regular guest of the restaurant