Poster movie

Heroes of Shipka

War

Drama

History

Lenguage:123 min

Duration:ru

Release date:Nov 9, 1954

Calificacion:5.2

Description:

Heroes of Shipka was the first solo effort for Soviet director Sergei Vasilyev, who had previously collaborated with his late brother Georgi. As head of the Leningrad Film Studios, Vasilyev was obliged to traffic in propaganda, but he never forgot how to make his material entertaining. The film is set in 1887 during the pivotal battle between the Russians and the Turks at the Shipka Pass. Stressing the solidarity of the Soviet states, tribute is paid to the courageous Bulgarian volunteers who helped the Russians fend off their mutual enemy. American critics were impressed by Heroes of Shipka, but felt that the film would have been twice as effective had it been lensed in Cinemascope rather than "standard aspect."

Cast

Ivan Pereverzev
Ivan PereverzevKatorgin
Viktor Avdyushko
Viktor AvdyushkoOsnobishin
Georgiy Yumatov
Georgiy YumatovCossack Sashko Kozir
Konstantin Sorokin
Konstantin SorokinMakar Lizyuta
Apostol Karamitev
Apostol KaramitevPetka
Evgeniy Samoylov
Evgeniy SamoylovGen. Skobolov
Petko Karlukovsky
Petko Karlukovsky
Zheni Bozhinova
Zheni BozhinovaBoyka
Stefan Pejchev
Stefan PejchevPanayot
Nikolai Simonov
Nikolai Simonov

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