1927 · 68 min · Drama
During the good old days of the Russian aristocracy, that is to say, before the October Revolution, in the city of Moscow there was a fancy restaurant which catered to the appetites and egos of the rich. In one such establishment works a middle-aged waiter who is devoted to serving his bourgeoisie clients correctly. However, his life outside his job is very different: His son was killed during the Russian civil war and the waiter's wife died of grief as a result....
Directed by Yakov Protazanov. Starring Michael Chekhov, Vera Malinovskaya, Ivan Koval-Samborskiy, Stepan Kuznetsov and Mikhail Zharov.
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