Defence of Sevastopol

Defence of Sevastopol
Defence of Sevastopol
Directed by	Aleksandr Khanzhonkov; Vasily Goncharov
Written by	Aleksandr Khanzhonkov; Vasily Goncharov
Produced by	Aleksandr Khanzhonkov
Starring	Ivan Mozzhukhin; Andrey Gromov; Vladimir Maksimov
Cinematography	Louis Forestier; Aleksandr Ryllo
Music by	Georgiy Kozachenko
Release date	26 October 1911;
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Russian Empire
Languages	Silent film; Russian intertitles
Budget	40,000 rubles

Defence of Sevastopol

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 and cinema in general.^[1] It was the first feature film made in the Russian Empire and it premiered on 26 October at the Livadia Palace of Tsar Nicolas II. It was also the first film in the world recorded using two cameras.^[2] The film was also notable for using special "sound effects" (gun and cannon fire) and for using the actual war veterans as consultants.

Film crew

Directors and writers: Vasily 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
Andrey Gromov — admiral Pavel Nakhimov
Vladimir Maksimov
Ivan Mozzhukhin — admiral Vladimir Kornilov
Olga Petrova-Zvantseva — merchant (sutler)
N. Semyonov — sailor Koshka

References

^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 166–167. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.
^ "В Салюте в День российского кино прошел показ немого фильма "Оборона Севастополя" под живое музыкальное сопровождение - Фильмы - КультурМультур". 1 July 2017. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.

External links

Defence of Sevastopol at AllMovie
Defence of Sevastopol at IMDb
"Page mentioning the film" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 26 September 2007.

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[1] Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 166–167. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.

[2] "В Салюте в День российского кино прошел показ немого фильма "Оборона Севастополя" под живое музыкальное сопровождение - Фильмы - КультурМультур". 1 July 2017. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.

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