Say a Word for the Poor Hussar (1981)
- Original title
- О бедном гусаре замолвите слово
- Directed by
- Eldar Ryazanov
- Genre
- musical film, comedy drama, romance film, historical film
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Runtime
- 2h 41m
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 39 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In 19th century Russia, a traveling theater troupe gets entangled with a regiment of hussars. The soldiers and performers try to outwit a corrupt official who is causing trouble for them.
whimsicalsentimentalbittersweetlivelyromanticmelancholicnostalgicwhimsical
What happens
Say a Word for the Poor Hussar (Russian: О бедном гусаре замолвите слово), translit. O bednom gusare zamolvite slovo. Literary “Put a good word for a poor hussar”) is a 1981 Soviet film directed by Eldar Ryazanov, shot in the style of a historical tragicomedy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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