The Straw Hat

The Straw Hat
Directed by Leonid Kvinikhidze
Written by Leonid Kvinikhidze
Music by Isaac Schwartz
Cinematography Yevgeni Shapiro
Edited by Aleksandra Borovskaya
Production
company
Release dates
  • 1974 (1974)
Running time
127 minutes
Country Soviet Union
Language Russian
For the painting by Nikolaos Lytras, see The Straw Hat (Lytras).

The Straw Hat (Russian: Соломенная шляпка, translit. Solomennaya shlyapka) is a 1974 Soviet musical comedy film directed by Leonid Kvinikhidze based on a play by Eugène Labiche. Music composed by Isaac Schwartz.

Plot summary

The extravagant life of a charming rentier who thought nothing of consequences. But living on credit finally wakes him up, forcing to end his bachelor's life by marrying the daughter of a wealthy earl for her money. All goes well until a horse eats a certain straw hat, triggering a series of farcical vents interwoven with the marriage.

Cast

Songs from the film

See Sonkino.ru for the text of the songs (Russian)

External links


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