The Man from the Restaurant
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
00:01:24 To the restaurant!...
00:03:06 Factory owner (played by M. Narokov)
00:05:58 He just has arrived!
00:09:18 War Production Committee this time well...
00:10:54 Wife (played by K. Alekseeva)
00:16:20 Drunk, or what?
00:18:37 How may days our daughter did miss at school... There can be trouble...
00:24:23 You are wanted in the kitchen. A message from home.
00:28:52 We should not beg the restaurant manager but summon up the strength.
00:30:07 Come in.
00:33:16 How can I help?
00:35:24 Into Top Secret folder
00:37:00 At maestro's Capuladi
00:38:43 took special attention to the new violinist.
00:41:55 You should not assume that... She is a decent girl.
00:44:28 She is gone. At our place they are not that kind...
00:46:31 Something new and cheerful entered into life of a waiter.
00:48:38 It is none of my business...
00:53:23 On this day reception at General's was cancelled
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?
01:04:26 War Poduction Committee. Top secret. To Moscov War Region. On Mobilisation
01:08:54 End of the movie
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 line01:08:54
Production Record
DirectorYakov Protazanov
LanguageRussian
IMDb votes151