The Man from the Restaurant

Name: The Man from the Restaurant
Director: Yakov Protazanov
Released: 1927
Duration: 68 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Michael Chekhov, Mikhail Klimov, Mikhail Narokov, Mikhail Narokov, Stepan Kuznetsov

1927 · 68 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 151 VOTES · DIR. Yakov Protazanov

Overview

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....

Dialogue Timeline — 147 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:01 From collection of "GosFilmFond" USSR

00:02:17 Man from the restaurant (played by M. Chekhov)

00:03:33 Deliverer who delivers felt boots for the Army

00:07:51 He looks like former manager of the office, Your Honour.

00:10:07 Home for the rest.

00:14:23 ...from 171 infantry regiment, Nikolay Skorokhodov died from gas poisoning...

00:17:59 For someone for luck, someone must pay for the damage...

00:24:03 Here sir, I found it left by you.

00:28:24 I will beg the manager of the school, I will beg...

00:30:07 Come in.

00:33:24 We have a family misfortune...

00:35:47 War Poduction Committee. Top secret. To Moscov War Region. On Mobilisation

00:38:08 But...

00:40:19 After the programme a supper for whole orchestra.

00:42:36 A supper for "all" of the orchestra

00:46:01 Please let me assist you on your way home. I will not let them offend you.

00:48:10 Every night, at the same hour...

00:52:30 On nearest holiday

00:57:00 On that evening the restaurant was unusually unattended

01:01:04 So what? Are we going to my place for an envelope, agreed?

01:04:49 The payment... after.

Cast & Characters

Michael Chekhov Skorohodov - The Waiter Mikhail Klimov Shtoss - The Manager Mikhail Narokov Karayesv Mikhail Narokov The Manufacturer Stepan Kuznetsov The Minister K. Alekseyeva Skorohodov's Wife Vera Malinovskaya Natasha Ivan Koval-Samborsky Sokolin - The Tenant Arkadiy Blagonravov Visitor restaurant Viktor Gromov The Waiter Rayisa Karelina-Rayich Classy lady

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed147

Dialogue density2.2 lines / min

First line00:00:01

Final line01:04:49

Production Record

DirectorYakov Protazanov

LanguageRussian

IMDb votes151