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Truth is Good, But Happiness is Better
Truth is Good, But Happiness is Better
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Truth is Good, But Happiness is Better

Original Title: Правда – хорошо, а счастье лучше

1952
2h 18m
Drama
Romance
Comedy

Status

Released

Release

1952

Runtime

2h 18m

Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
2h 18m
Jan 14, 1952
Languages
Russian
Director
Sergei Alekseyev
Production
Gorky Film Studios
Gorky Film Studios
Production Countries
Soviet Union

Top Cast

9 Cast Members

Nikolai Ryzhov

Nikolai Ryzhov

Evdokia Turchaninova

Evdokia Turchaninova

Valeriya Novak

Valeriya Novak

Varvara Rygova

Varvara Rygova

Alexander Kartcev

Aleksandr Sashin-Nikolsky

Aleksandr Sashin-Nikolsky

Valentina Barinova

Dmitri Pavlov

Dmitri Pavlov

Fyodor Grigoryev

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