Say a Word for the Poor Hussar, part 1

ATTENTION: the movie contains smoking scenes, smoking is damaging to your health.

The film takes place approximately 20 years after the Patriotic War of 1812. The small town is excited by the entry of a hussar regiment. At this time, the official Count Merzlyaev arrives in the city from St. Petersburg, with instructions to check the reliability of several hussars of this regiment. The provincial actor Bubentsov, who was imprisoned there for a scandalous act, sits in a local prison, whose daughter, Nastya, is loved by the suspected unreliable cornet Pletnev.

Director: Eldar Ryazanov

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Historical, Melodrama, Musical

Cast: Evgeny Leonov, Oleg Basilashvili, Irina Mazurkevich