

Overview
A filmed stage performance by the Bolshoi Drama Theatre. Three miniatures based on short stories by A.P. Chekhov: The Darling Dog, The Wrongdoer, The Groom and the Papa, exploring the absurdity of existence. In each miniature, one of the characters inevitably insists on something that is completely unnecessary for the other.
Top Cast

Georgi Tovstonogov
Director
German Livanov
Director

Yevgeni Lebedev
"Querido perro" Lt. Dubov

Oleg Basilashvili
"Querido perro" Voluntario Knaps

Leonid Nevedomsky
Vyacheslav Leonov

Olga Khorkova

Vasili Merkuryev
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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