| The Straw Hat | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Leonid Kvinikhidze |
| Written by | Leonid Kvinikhidze |
| Music by | Isaac Schwartz |
| Cinematography | Yevgeni Shapiro |
| Editing by | Aleksandra Borovskaya |
| Studio | Lenfilm |
| Release date(s) | 1974 |
| Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
The Straw Hat (Russian: Соломенная шляпка, translit. Solomennaya shlyapka) is a 1974 Soviet musical comedy film directed by Leonid Kvinikhidze based on a play by Eugène Labiche. Music composed by Isaac Schwartz.
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The extravagant life of a charming rentier who thought nothing of consequences. But living on credit finally wakes him up, forcing to end his bachelor's life by marrying the daughter of a wealthy earl for her money. All goes well until a horse eats a certain straw hat, triggering a series of farcical vents interwoven with the marriage.
See Sonkino.ru for the text of the songs (Russian)