The Grasshopper

Based On the book by Anton Chekhov

The Grasshopper (Russian: Попрыгунья, romanized: Poprygunya) is a 1955 Soviet drama film directed by Samson Samsonov based on the 1892 short story of the same title by Anton Chekhov. It was nominated for a BAFTA award for Best Film in 1957. The lead character is said to be based on Sofia Kuvshinnikova who although married to another man was until 1890 living with the painter Isaac Levitan in the town of Plyos where Sofia was improving her painting skills. Chekhov wrote The Grasshopper shortly after this time when the couple had returned.

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Release date:

June 10, 1955

Director:

Samson Samsonov

Cast:

Sergei Bondarchuk, Lyudmila Tselikovskaya, Vladimir Druzhnikov, Yevgeny Teterin, Mikhail Gluzsky

Genre:

Drama

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Year page:

1955 in adaptations