November 16, 1911
Release Date

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Romance with a Double Bass (1911)

Name: Romance with a Double Bass
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1911-11-16

Running Time

November 16, 1911
Release Date

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Plot.

Princess Bibulova decides to go fishing along the river, while not far away, a musician leaves his two companions to go for a swim. Soon afterwards, the princess also goes swimming. While neither swimmer is looking, two thieves lurking on the riverbank steal their clothes, leaving the musician and the princess in a puzzling and embarrassing situation.

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Cast & Crew.

Vera Gorskaya

Princess Bibulova

Nikolai Vasilyev

Kai Hansen

Director

Anton Chekhov

Story

Cheslav Sabinsky

Screenplay / Production Design

Joseph-Louis Mundwiller

Director of Photography

Details.

Release Date
November 16, 1911

Original Name
Роман с контрабасом

Status
Released

Running Time
7m

Genres
Comedy

Last updated: 2025-04-07

This Movie Is About.

based on novel or book

silent film

Wiki.

Romance with Double-Bass is a Russian silent comedy short film released in 1911. Directed by Kai Hanson, it is based on the 1886 short story of the same name by the Russian writer Anton Chekhov. The film was released seven years after his death, the time Chekhov thought people would stop reading his work.

This is the second film adaptation of Chekhov's writings and the first that has been preserved — the 1909 adaptation of Surgery by Pyotr Chardynin is considered to be lost.