Heroes of Shipka
| Geroi Shipki | |
|---|---|
 Geroite na Shipka – Original Bulgarian poster | |
| Directed by | Sergei Vasilyev |
| Written by | Arkadi Perventsev |
| Starring | Ivan Pereverzev Apostol Karamitev Viktor Avdyushko Georgi Yumatov |
| Cinematography | Mihail Kirilov |
| Edited by | Yelena Bazhenova |
| Music by | Petar Stupel, Nikolay Kryukov |
| Distributed by | Lenfilm |
Release date |
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Running time | 137 minutes |
| Countries | Soviet Union Bulgaria |
| Languages | Russian Bulgarian |
Geroite na Shipka (Bulgarian: Героите на Шипка; Russian: Герои Шипки, Geroi Shipki; in English: Shipka heroes; US title: Heroes of Shipka) is a 1955 Soviet Union/Bulgarian co-production historical drama film. It tells the story of the famous Battle of Shipka Pass during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78. The production companies behind the film are Boyana Film, Bulgar Film and Lenfilm.
The film won the Best Director Award at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Ivan Pereverzev as Katorgin
- Viktor Avdyushko as Osnobishin
- Georgi Yumatov as Cossack Sashko Kozir
- Konstantin Sorokin as Makar Lizyuta
- Petko Karlukovsky as Borimechkata
- Apostol Karamitev as Petka
- Anatoli Alekseyev as Timofei
- Yevgeny Samoylov as Gen. Skobelev
- Aleksandr Smirnov as Strukov
- Nikolai Massalitinov as Gorchakov
- Nikolai Simonov as Otto von Bismarck
- Bruno Freindlich as Gyula Andrássy
- Stefan Pejchev as Panayot
- Zheni Bozhinova as Boyka
- Katya Chukova as Ionka
- Vladimir Taskin as Benjamin Disraeli
- Dako Dakovski as Sultan Abdul Hamid II
- Konstantin Kisimov as Suleiman Pasha
- Encho Tagarov as Osman Pasha
- Vladimir Chobur as Stoletov
- Sergei Papov as Iosif Gurko
- Gancho Ganchev as Dukmasov
Crew
[edit]- Original Music:
- Nikolai Kryukov
- Filip Kutev
- Cinematography:
- Mikhail Kirillov
- Film Editing
- Yelena Bazhenova
- Production Design
- Mikhail Bogdanov
- Gennady Myasnikov
- Georgi-Dzhon Popov
- Costume Design
- Nevena Baltova
- Pepa Misirkova
- Yevgenia Slovtsova
- Makeup
- Vasili Goryunov
- Sound Department
- Boris Antonov
- Aleksandr Babij
- Kuzman Shopov
References
[edit]- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Heroes of Shipka". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-22. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
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