In the town of Bryakhimov, noble but poor widow Harita Ignatyevna Ogudalova seeks to arrange marriages for her three daughters. She maintains an “open house”, hoping to attract gentlemen well-off enough to marry a dowry-less girl for love.
Unfortunately the movie A Cruel Romance is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Eldar Ryazanov | Director |
| Writing | Alexander Ostrovsky | Theatre Play |
| Writing | Eldar Ryazanov | Writer |
| Camera | Vadim Alisov | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Andrei Petrov | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Semyon Litvinov | Sound |
| Editing | Valeriya Belova | Editor |
| Art | Aleksandr Borisov | Production Design |
| Sound | Vladimir Vinogradov | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Natalya Ivanova | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Iya Perminova | Makeup Artist |
