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The Dog in the Manger poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 71.5 / 100
1978·Comedy / Musical·2h 18m

THE DOG IN THE MANGER

The rich and noble Signora Diana is tormented by doubts: she has to choose between suitors worthy of her hand and her handsome and seductive personal secretary. And the latter, in turn, can not decide who is more to his heart - his charming mistress or her maid...

Above the Line
Yan Frid·DirectorYan Frid·WriterLope de Vega·NovelYevgeni Shapiro·Director of PhotographyGennadiy Gladkov·Original Music ComposerStera Gorakova·Editor
Cast
Mikhail Boyarskiy·TeodoroMargarita Terekhova·DianaIgor Dmitriev·Count FedericoNikolai Karachentsov·Marquis RicardoElena Proklova·MarcelaArmen Dzhigarkhanyan·ТристанZinaida Sharko·AnardaViktor Ilichyov·FabioViktor Mikhaylov·sobutylnik Tristana
Full Crew
(29 credits)
Directing· 4
Yan Frid·DirectorV. Perov·Assistant DirectorErnest Yasan·Assistant DirectorN. Sheveleva·First Assistant Director
Writing· 4
Yan Frid·WriterLope de Vega·NovelKheyli Elken·Script EditorMikhail Donskoy·Lyricist
Camera· 4
Yevgeni Shapiro·Director of PhotographyV. Markov·Camera OperatorAleksandr Karelin·Camera OperatorD. Manucharyan·Assistant Camera
Editing· 1
Stera Gorakova·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Gennadiy Gladkov·Original Music ComposerGennadi Korkhovoy·Sound DirectorYuriy Bogdanov·Conductor
Art & Design· 7
Semyon Malkin·Production DesignTatyana Ostrogorskaya·Costume DesignVasili Goryunov·Makeup & HairI. Grosheva·Makeup & HairT. Vorobyova·Makeup & HairR. Varshavskaya·Assistant Production DesignTamara Polyanskaya·Set Designer
Production· 4
Grigori Prusovsky·ProducerSergey Lebedinov·AdministrationK. Varshavskiy·AdministrationD. Smirnov·Administration
Other Departments· 2
Svyatoslav Kuznetsov·ChoreographerN. Lebedev·Lighting Artist
By the Numbers
71.5
OF 100
Master Score
7.7
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Dog in the Manger's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#F0E7D2
#7D503C
#FFFFFF
Mood
Romantic, Historical
Composition
Split
Era
1970s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The poster features a man and a woman in period attire, positioned in the lower half of the frame against a plain, light brown background. The man, on the left,”

romancehistorical
Key Elements
White Lace ShirtGold BroochPearl NecklaceFeathered HeadpieceRing
Atmosphere
Warm
Color Mood
Warm
Setting
Indoor
Design Score
7/10
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