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The Overcoat

1959 1h 13m Drama List
Reviews 33% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings In this adaptation of a Nikolai Gogol short story, Akaki Akakiyevich (Rolan Bykov) labors at a mundane civil service job, lusting after a new overcoat to help him put a stop to his neighbors' constant mocking. When his superiors give him a bonus, he buys the coat of his dreams, fashioned by the drunken tailor, Petrovich (Yuriy Tolubeyev). His social status is instantly elevated. But then his beloved coat is stolen, and he goes on a search for redemption and revenge. Read More Read Less
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Synopsis In this adaptation of a Nikolai Gogol short story, Akaki Akakiyevich (Rolan Bykov) labors at a mundane civil service job, lusting after a new overcoat to help him put a stop to his neighbors' constant mocking. When his superiors give him a bonus, he buys the coat of his dreams, fashioned by the drunken tailor, Petrovich (Yuriy Tolubeyev). His social status is instantly elevated. But then his beloved coat is stolen, and he goes on a search for redemption and revenge.
Director
Aleksey Batalov
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Russian
Runtime
1h 13m