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Funny People (1978)
93 min | Comedy

Funny People (1978)

93 min | Comedy

A number of Chekhov stories and sketches, of high class characters and low, in a provincial town and the neighboring countryside, all smooshed together "Short Cuts" style.

Director

Mikhail Shvejtser

Writers

Anton Chekhov (story "Pevchiye") (as A. P. Chekhov) | Mikhail Shvejtser (screenplay)

Composer

Isaac Schwarts (as Isaak Shvarts)

Cinematographer

Mikhail Agranovich

Editor

Zinaida Verevkina

Production Designer

Abram Freydin

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Updated Dec 11, 1978

Release date

Dec 11, 1978 (Soviet Union)

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47 cast members

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