The directorial debut of the famous actor Erast Garin, a pupil
of the Meyerhold school. An adaptation of Gogolís play. This
film remains a legend in the memory of Soviet
cinematographers, although nobody actually saw it since the
war. It has been restored on the basis of the shooting script,
stills from the film and photos taken during the filming. The
text is narrated by Alexander Negreba.
Source : www.kinotavr.ru
