Krechinsky's Wedding

Krechinsky's Wedding (Свадьба Кречинского) is a three-act comedy written by Aleksandr Sukhovo-Kobylin in 1854, based on a rumor in Moscow society about a card sharp who received a large sum of money from a usurer by pawning a false diamond. The author wrote parts of the play in prison while under suspicion for the murder of his mistress. The comedy the first play in a dramatic trilogy Pictures of the Past (Картины прошедшего), which also includes The Trial (Дело) and Tarelkin's Death (Смерть Тарелкина). The play was first published in 1856 in volume 57, issue 5 of the journal The Contemporary.

Film versions

 * Krechinsky's Wedding (1953 film), directed by Aleksey Zolotnitsky
 * Krechinsky's Wedding (1974 film), directed by Vladimir Vorobyov
 * Krechinsky's Wedding (1975 film), directed by Mariya Muat and Leonid Kheyfets
 * Joker (2002 film), directed by Mikhail Kozakov
 * Krechinsky's Wedding (2011 film), directed by P. Khomsky