Krechinsky's Wedding (Russian: 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
The Marriage of Krechinsky (1908) directed by Alexander Drankov
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