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The Sale of an Appetite

Original title: Prodannyy appetit
  • 1928
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Nikolay Erdman, Anatoli Marienhof, Nikolai Okhlopkov, Josef Rona, Vladimir Stenberg, and Georgii Stenberg in The Sale of an Appetite (1928)
Comedy

After eating too much, the glutton-millionaire realizes that he has ruined his stomach. The hired scientist, Professor Fuchs, proposes a new surgical treatment that would separate the proces... Read allAfter eating too much, the glutton-millionaire realizes that he has ruined his stomach. The hired scientist, Professor Fuchs, proposes a new surgical treatment that would separate the processes of satiety and digestion. To do this, you need to find a healthy person who agreed to ... Read allAfter eating too much, the glutton-millionaire realizes that he has ruined his stomach. The hired scientist, Professor Fuchs, proposes a new surgical treatment that would separate the processes of satiety and digestion. To do this, you need to find a healthy person who agreed to provide the stomach. He is found, and soon the millionaire showed fantastic food absorptio... Read all

  • Director
    • Nikolai Okhlopkov
  • Writers
    • Nikolay Erdman
    • Paul Lafargue
    • Anatoli Marienhof
  • Stars
    • Amvrosi Buchma
    • Mark Tsibulsky
    • Anisim Suslov
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  • YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Nikolai Okhlopkov
    • Writers
      • Nikolay Erdman
      • Paul Lafargue
      • Anatoli Marienhof
    • Stars
      • Amvrosi Buchma
      • Mark Tsibulsky
      • Anisim Suslov
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Amvrosi Buchma
    Amvrosi Buchma
    • Emil
    Mark Tsibulsky
    • Rappe the Banker
    • (as M. Tsybulsky)
    Anisim Suslov
    • Bidatr - Restaurateur
    A. Gvozdeva
    • Bidatr's Wife
    Maria Dyusimeter
    • Zhanna
    • (as Marie Doucemetier)
    A. Belov
    • 1st glutton
    T. Kochkina
    • Visitor
    Anastasiya Kozhevnikova
    • Barmaid
    Vladimir Lisovskiy
    • Professor Fuchs
    Ivan Malikov-Elvorti
    • Zhigo - Financial Inspector
    Nikolai Okhlopkov
    B. Shelestov-Zauze
    • Lackey
    A. Simonov
    • 2nd Glutton
    Boris Tamarin
    • Appearing
    Tatyana Tarnovskaya
    • Prostitute
    Anna Nikritina
    • Girl Throwing Self Into a River
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Nikolai Okhlopkov
    • Writers
      • Nikolay Erdman
      • Paul Lafargue
      • Anatoli Marienhof
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    • Trivia
      The film is considered lost.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Man with a Movie Camera (1929)

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    • Release date
      • March 5, 1928 (Soviet Union)
    • Country of origin
      • Soviet Union
    • Official sites
      • VUFKU
      • VUFKU (Ukraine)
    • Language
      • None
    • Also known as
      • Philanthropist
    • Production companies
      • Odeska Kinofabryka
      • Vseukrainske Foto Kino Upravlinnia (VUFKU)
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      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent

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