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Igor Ilyinsky
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Igor Vladimirovich Ilyinsky was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, director and comedian. He was a Hero of Socialist Labour and a People's Artist of the USSR.
Ilyinsky in The Three Million Trial (1926)
Ilyinsky in The Three Million Trial (1926)
Igor Ilyinsky as Byvalov in the film Volga-Volga (1938).
Igor Ilyinsky as Byvalov in the film Volga-Volga (1938).
Igor Ilyinsky as the Governor in The Government Inspector (Maly Theatre, 1952). The postal card issued to commemorate the birth centenary of the actor
Igor Ilyinsky as the Governor in The Government Inspector (Maly Theatre, 1952). The postal card issued to commemorate the birth centenary of the actor. Russian Post, 2001.
Carnival Night
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Carnival Night is a 1956 Soviet musical film. It is Eldar Ryazanov's first big-screen film, and Lyudmila Gurchenko's first role. It is also one of the most famous films starring popular comedian Igor
Igor Ilyinsky
…earlier. He managed to play a truly starry film role only 18 years after Volga-Volga. It was the role of the bureaucrat Ogurtsov in the smash-hit comedy Carnival Night, directed by Eldar Ryazanov. “I was not going to feature the great Igor Ilyinsky in Carnival Night - I felt timid, and understood that being a coryphaeus…
Original film poster by Mikhail Heifits, 1956.
Original film poster by Mikhail Heifits, 1956.