Chekhov

The film is dedicated to the Russian writer and playwright A.P. Chekhov. The city of Taganrog. House-Museum of A.P. Chekhov. Expositions and exhibits. Buildings of a church, theater, former gymnasium. Landscapes of the Sea of Azov, steppe. The city of Istra (Voskresensk), where Chekhov worked as a zemstvo doctor. Landscapes of the surroundings, the Istra river. Moscow city. Photos of Moscow, 19th century. House-Museum of A.P. Chekhov on Sadovo-Kudrinskaya Street, museum expositions. Siberia. The Yenisei River. Landscapes of Siberia. Railway bed. Sakhalin island. Port of Aleksandrovsk. Streets, buildings. House where A.P. Chekhov lived. Landscapes of Sakhalin. Museum-Estate "Melikhovo". Buildings, territory, expositions. Landscapes of the surroundings (winter and summer shooting). Crimea. Landscapes of Crimea, Black Sea. The city of Yalta. Monument to A.P. Chekhov. House-Museum of Chekhov. Expositions, exhibits. Garden. M.P. Chekhov at his desk in the garden, 1954. A friend of the writer ND Teleshev at home, 1950s. Photos of A.P. Chekhov, his family, friends and relatives. Documents and personal belongings of A. P. Chekhov. Articles, stories of Chekhov in magazines of the 19th century. Lifetime editions of A.P. Chekhov. Photos of the actors of the Moscow Art Theater (MKHAT). OL Knipper-Chekhova talks about the first performance of the play "The Seagull" (synchronously). Fragments of feature films (synchronously): "Wedding" (starring: F. G. Ranevskaya, E. P. Garin), "Anniversary" (starring: A. P. Zueva, V. O. Toporkov), "Jumping" (Cast: L. V. Tselikovskaya, S. F. Bondarchuk), "Man in a Case" (starring N. P. Khmelev, M. I. Zharov), "Bride" (starring T. Piletskaya, Yu. Puzyrev). Fragments of the Moscow Art Theater performances based on Chekhov's plays (synchronously): "Uncle Vanya" (starring: Anastasieva, Khromova, Gubanov, Orlov), "The Cherry Orchard" (starring: V. I. Kachalov, I. M. Moskvin, B. G Dobronravov).

B&W

6

1959