Based on the play of the same name by Leonid Zorin. Gordei Kabachkov, a professional con man, decided to pursue a career in science and was very successful. Having settled in a certain Institute of Ancient Culture, he easily wraps his finger around the numerous "kind men" - members of the academic council - and defends his thesis. Using his "talents" and the kindness of the staff of the Institute of Ancient Culture, Kabachkov makes a rapid take-off on the career ladder...
as Gordey Kabachkov
as Iraida
as Nadezhda Pavlovna
as Grebeshkov
as Vitalyev
as Anyutin
as Sychyova
as Muzhesky
as Kolesnitsyn
as Lozhkin
as Tikhodonsky
as Secretary
as Николай Иванович Иванов