The image of ruthless tyrannical rulers was reflected in the story "Three Fat Men" by Yuri Olesha. The names Suok, Tibul and Tutti became common nouns. In 1966, the fairy tale story was filmed, and it was this film adaptation that is considered the best. In this article you can learn about the actors of the film "Three Fat Men", about the plot and the history of the creation of the picture.
The main character and actor who played the role
The star of Soviet cinema, Alexei Batalov, acted as the main director of the motion picture, and also played the main role in the film "Three Fat Men" - the gymnast-tightrope walker Tibula. This work required the artist more than a year of preparation, and he played all the difficult scenes with walking on the wire on his own. The wife of Alexei, Gitan Leontenko, was a circus artist. She helped her husband master the art of balancing. And she also acted as a repeater in acrobatics for the other actors of the film "Three Fat Men".
Before filming this movie, Batalov long cherished the dream of putting Three Fat Men on the stage. But he was repeatedly refused at the Moscow Art Theater, citing ideological reasons. The names of the actors of the film "Three Fat Men", who also became performers of the main roles in the film:
- Lina Braknite;
- Petya Artemyev;
- Evgeny Morgunov;
- Sergey Kulagin;
- Boris Khristoforov.
The main characters of the film and cast
The young Lithuanian Lina Braknite played the baby Suok , who at the time of filming was only 12 years old. A thin girl with large expressive eyes immediately fell in love with the film crew and moviegoers. Ten-year-old Petya Artemyev masterfully mastered the first and only role of Tutti's heir in his film career. Tolstyakov was played by cult artist Yevgeny Morgunov, Honored Artist of the RSFSR Sergey Kulagin and Boris Khristoforov. For the latter, this role was the debut.
It is interesting that, despite the impressive proportions of the actors, they had to be increased with the help of overlays for costumes in order to achieve a caricature effect. Photos of the actors of the movie "Three Fat Men" you can see below.
Minor Characters and Actors
Also in the filming of the tale was attended by: Valentin Nikulin as Dr. Gaspard, Rina Zelenaya in the guise of Aunt Ganymede and Alexander Orlov, who played the clown Augustus. In addition, in the frame you can meet Pavel Luspekaev. He played the role of General Karasky. And Nikolai Valliano appeared in the image of the chancellor.
Many remarkable artists took part in the filming process, receiving episodic, but vivid and memorable roles. For example, in the film "Three Fat Men", actor George Shtil played one of the courtiers, and Irina Zarubina became the pianist accompanying the dance teacher. By the way, the role of a dance teacher was played by Victor Sergachev.
History of the painting
The script of the film was written by the director himself, and the brother of Alexei Batalov, Mikhail Olshevsky, co-wrote the script. He simplified and shortened the original text of the tale, shifting emphasis towards the revolutionary and adventure component. When the script was ready, the crew of the film “Three Fat Men” and the actors went to Petrodvorets, where a film set was deployed in the building of the Imperial Stables.
Plot of the film
The plot of the film as a whole repeats the leitmotif of the original tale of Olesha. In a fictional fairy-tale country, the people rebel in order to get rid of the tyrannical rulers - Majesties Tolstyakov. The main revolutionaries were the tightrope walker Tibul and the gunsmith Prospero. The uprising, of course, was easily suppressed, and the revolutionaries were arrested.
At this time, in the palace in bliss and luxury lives a spoiled boy, who is raised by fat men. This is Tutti, confident that the best quality for the ruler is an iron heart and cruelty. The only character the child was allowed to communicate with was a mechanical doll. During the riot, the doll was damaged, and then completely disappeared, and Tutti's heir was terribly upset because of this. It turns out that the broken toy is surprisingly similar to the little acrobat from the troupe circus troupe - the girl Suok. Dr. Arneri and the balancer Tibul replace the missing doll with a living girl. She enters the palace to steal the dungeon key, rescuing Prospero locked up there. The whole plan collapses when the dance teacher Razdvatris finds the missing doll and decides to return it to the heir.