Drama ·Romance ·Comedy · Soviet Union · 1952 · 2h 18m

Truth is Good, But Happiness is Better

Правда – хорошо, а счастье лучше

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Director
Sergei Alekseyev
Cast
Nikolai Ryzhov as Evdokia Turchaninova as Valeriya Novak as Varvara Rygova as Alexander Kartcev as Aleksandr Sashin-Nikolsky as
Crew
Boris Monastyrsky — Director of Photography Alexander Ostrovsky — Writer Konstantin Yuon — Production Design
Synopsis

The imperious old woman Mavra Tarasovna, the mother of the Moscow merchant Amos Panfilovich Baraboshev, is looking for a general groom for her granddaughter Polyxena.

Key Collaborators
Sergei Alekseyev Director Boris Monastyrsky Director of Photography Alexander Ostrovsky Writer Konstantin Yuon Production Design
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