From his early silent works, the great Russian film director, Herr Yakov Protazanov, made literary adaptations from equally great Russian writers, as is the case with "Chiny I Lyudi" ( Ranks And People ) (1929) in which three short stories by Chekhov, "Anna On The Neck", "Death Of A Petty Official" and "Chameleon" were assembled for the silent screen.
as Modest Alekseich - Anna na shee
as Anna Petrovna - Anna na shee
as Governor - Anna na shee
as Anna's father - Anna na shee
as Artynov - Anna na shee
as Cherviakov, the bureaucrat - Smert' chinovnika
as General Brizzhalov - Smert' chinovnika
as Policeman - Khameleon
as Khriukin - Khameleon
as Gossip - Anna na shee
as Modest's servant - Anna na shee
as neighbor - Anna na shee
as student - Anna na shee
as Gossip
as Curious woman (Chameleon)
