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The Tailor from Torzhok (1925)

The Tailor from Torzhok poster
Original title
Закройщик из Торжка
Directed by
Yakov Protazanov
Genre
comedy film, silent film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
1h 05m
Rating
4.2 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A tailor in a small town gets mixed up in a lottery ticket scheme. The story follows his mishaps as he tries to win a prize.

fast-pacedplayfullightheartedcomedicsatiricalbouncyzany

What happens

The Tailor from Torzhok (Russian: Закройщик из Торжка, romanized: Zakroyshchik iz Torzhka) is a 1925 Soviet silent comedy film directed by Yakov Protazanov and starring Igor Ilyinsky. The picture was commissioned as publicity for the State Lottery Loan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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