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Tamer of Tigers is a 1955 Soviet-era comedy film released by Lenfilm, directed by Nadezhda Kosheverova and Aleksandr Ivanovsky. It was billed as a "lyrical and eccentric comedy". This film was the debut of Soviet actress Lyudmila Kasatkina. The film premiered in the USSR on 11 March 1955. The film deals with the romantic intrigues and longings of a small Russian circus family and those around them.
Original Release
03/11/1955
US Release
09/03/1955
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lyudmila Kasatkina | Lena Vassilovna Varanova |
| Pavel Kadochnikov | Fyodor Yermolayev |
| Leonid Bykov | Petya Mokin |
| Pavel Sukhanov | Circus Manager / Nikita Antonovich - direktor tsirka |
| Konstantin Sorokin | Mikhailov, the bookkeeper / Ferapont Mikhailov bukhgalter - otets Olechki |
| Glikeriya Bogdanova-Chesnokova | Maria Mikhailovna, the bookkeeper's wife / Maria Mikhailovna - maty Olechki |
| Nina Urgant | Olenka Mikhailovna |
| Boris Eder | Anton Telegin - dressirovshchik tigrov |
| Tatyana Pelttser | Vorontsova / Emmi Salterino - maty Leni Vorontsova |
| Aleksandr Orlov | Vasiliy Vorontsov - otets Leni |
Directors
Nadezhda Kosheverova, Aleksandr Ivanovsky
Writers
Klimenti Mints, Evgeniy Pomeshchikov
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Lyudmila Kasatkina | Lena Vassilovna Varanova |
| Pavel Kadochnikov | Fyodor Yermolayev |
| Leonid Bykov | Petya Mokin |
| Pavel Sukhanov | Circus Manager / Nikita Antonovich - direktor tsirka |
| Konstantin Sorokin | Mikhailov, the bookkeeper / Ferapont Mikhailov bukhgalter - otets Olechki |
| Glikeriya Bogdanova-Chesnokova | Maria Mikhailovna, the bookkeeper's wife / Maria Mikhailovna - maty Olechki |
| Nina Urgant | Olenka Mikhailovna |
| Boris Eder | Anton Telegin - dressirovshchik tigrov |
| Tatyana Pelttser | Vorontsova / Emmi Salterino - maty Leni Vorontsova |
| Aleksandr Orlov | Vasiliy Vorontsov - otets Leni |
| Sergey Filippov | Almazov, exhibition tiger trainer / Kazimir Almazov - ukrotitel tigrov |
| Anatoly Korolkevich | Mogikan - illyuzionist |
| Sergey Belov | Akrobat-boltizher |
| A. Bokarev | Artist tsirka |
| Polina Chernega | Vozdushnaya gimnastka |
| Vladimir Fomenko | Akrobat-boltizher |
| Mariya Galankina | Akrobat-boltizher |
| Mikhail Ivanov | Gitarist na buksire |
| Ivan Khromov | Zhonglyor |
| Pyotr Lobanov | dyadya Vasya |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Vladimir Besprozvanny | Executive Producer |
