The Piggy Bank

A musical screen comedy based on the French play La Cagnotte (The Piggy Bank in English) by Eugène Marin Labiche. A group of provincial Bourgeois decide to spend savings they accumulated for a year of playing cards together on a memorable deed. After humorous strategizing and alliance forming, Leonida, the unmarried sister and Blanche, the engaged daughter, of Monsieur Champbourcy, entice the group to spend the money on what they imagine a luxurious journey to a capital city. A very memorable event indeed it was.

• Release date
• January 1, 1980
• Runtime
• 134 min
• Genres
• Comedy
• Director
• Mikhail Grigoryev

Cast

Mikhail Svetin Шамбурси Lyudmila Arinina Леонида Roman Tkachuk Корденбуа Grigori Abrikosov Колладан Vera Novikova Yuriy Nifontov Феликс Anatoliy Romashin Кокарель Igor Dmitriev Бешю