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Truth is Good, But Happiness is Better

Truth is Good, But Happiness is Better

Apr 06, 1972

Director

Boris Babochkin, Olga Koznova

Overview

The domineering old woman Mavra Tarasovna, the mother of the Moscow merchant Amos Panfilovich Baraboshev, is looking for a general to marry her granddaughter Poliksena. However, the girl loves Platon Zybkin, a clerk who is honest but poor and owes the master two hundred rubles. Platon faces imprisonment for debt. With the help of Poliksena’s nurse, who decides to aid the lovers, a new watchman appears in the house—former non-commissioned officer Sila Yerofeyevich Groznov, who was once Mavra Tarasovna's lover.

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What is Truth is Good, But Happiness is Better about?

The domineering old woman Mavra Tarasovna, the mother of the Moscow merchant Amos Panfilovich Baraboshev, is looking for a general to marry her granddaughter Poliksena. However, the girl loves Platon Zybkin, a clerk who is honest but poor and owes the master two hundred rubles. Platon faces imprisonment for debt. With the help of Poliksena’s nurse, who decides to aid the lovers, a new watchman…

When was Truth is Good, But Happiness is Better released?

Truth is Good, But Happiness is Better was released on April 6, 1972.

Who directed Truth is Good, But Happiness is Better?

Truth is Good, But Happiness is Better was directed by Boris Babochkin and Olga Koznova.

Who is in the cast of Truth is Good, But Happiness is Better?

The cast of Truth is Good, But Happiness is Better includes Nikolai Ryzhov, Yelena Shatrova, Liliya Yudina, Sofya Fadeyeva and Vladimir Kolosov.

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