Overview

Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov plans to buy the titles to “dead souls” and use them as collateral to obtain a large loan. He comes to a small provincial town and begins to proposition the local landowners. These landowners are revealed to be so petty and avaricious that not even Chichikov’s amazing offer can be worked to his advantage on them. Some stall, some refuse for no obvious reasons, some promise and then renege, and others want “in on the deal.” In the end, Chichikov, having concluded that the landowners are a hopeless lot, leaves for other regions.

Top Cast

Aleksandr Trofimov

Nikolai Gogol

Aleksandr Kalyagin

Chichikov

Yuri Bogatyryov

Manilov

Larisa Udovichenko

Manilov's wife

Tamara Nosova

Korobochka

Viktor Sergachyov

Mizhuyev

Mariya Vinogradova

Mavra

Innokentiy Smoktunovskiy

Plushkin

Vyacheslav Nevinnyy

Sobakevich

Inna Churikova

Lady, nice in every respect

Lidiya Fedoseyeva-Shukshina

Lady, just nice

Aleksandr Pyatkov