The Overcoat (1959)
Note: this print runs 59 minutes against a recorded 75 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.
With Rolan Bykov, Yuri Tolubeyev, Aleksandra Yozhkina
The Overcoat (Russian: Шинель) is a 1959 Soviet drama film directed by Aleksey Batalov, based on Nikolai Gogol's short story "The Overcoat".
Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Streaming from YouTube.
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