Defence of Sevastopol
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| Directed by | Vasiliy Goncharov |
| Produced by | Aleksandr Khanzhonkov |
| Written by | Vasiliy Goncharov Aleksandr Khanzhonkov |
| Starring | Ivan Mozzhukhin Andrei Gromov Vladimir Maksimov |
| Music by | Georgiy Kozachenko |
| Cinematography | Louis Forestier Aleksandr Ryllo |
| Release date(s) | October 26, 1911 |
| Running time | 100 min |
| Country | Russian Empire |
| Language | Silent film Russian intertitles |
| Budget | 40,000 rubles |
Defence of Sevastopol (Russian: Оборона Севастополя or Воскресший Севастополь) is a 1911 historical war film about the Siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War and one of the most important films in the history of Russian cinema. It was the first feature film made in the Russian Empire and it premiered on October 26 at the Livadia Palace of Tsar Nicolas II.
Film crew
- Directors and writers: Vasiliy Goncharov and Aleksandr Khanzhonkov
- Cinematographers: Louis Forestier and Aleksandr Ryllo
- Artist: V. Fester
- Composer: Georgiy Kozachenko
- Consultant: Polkovnik M. Lyakhov
Cast
- A. Bibikov - graf Eduard Totleben
- Pavel Biryukov
- B. Borisov
- Aleksandra Goncharova
- Borus Gorin-Goryainov
- Andrei Gromov - admiral Pavel Nakhimov
- Vladimir Maksimov
- Ivan Mozzhukhin - admiral Vladimir Kornilov
- Olga Petrova-Zvantseva - markitant
- N. Semyonov - sailor Koshka
External links
- Oborona sevastopolya at the Internet Movie Database
- Page mentioning the film (Russian)
Categories: 1911 films | Silent films | Films of the Russian Empire | Black and white films | War films
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