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The Man from the Restaurant (1927)

Directed by Yakov Protazanov

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….

Length 68 minutes

Actors

Michael Chekhov | Mikhail Klimov | Mikhail Narokov | Stepan Kuznetsov | Vera Malinovskaya | Mikhail Zharov