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.[1]
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Directed by | Yakov Protazanov |
Written by | Valentin Turkin |
Starring | Igor Ilyinsky |
Cinematography | Pyotr Yermolov |
Production company | Mezhrabpom-Russ |
Release date | 1925 |
Running time | 65 minutes |
Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Silent film (Russian intertitles) |
The film takes place in Soviet Russia during the NEP in a small provincial town. Petya Petelkin is a humble tailor of a sewing workshop belonging to the widow Shirinkina. The widow decides to marry her employee and Petya buys a lottery ticket hoping to win so that he can present her with a fancy gift.
He wins the big prize, starts dreaming of having his own shop, but the winning ticket disappears and passes from hand to hand. This is the beginning of a series of comic adventures. Petya is on the verge of committing suicide, but eventually everything ends well.
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