Heroes of Shipka
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 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.
| 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 |
| Music by | Petar Stupel, Nikolay Kryukov |
| Cinematography | Mihail Kirilov |
| Edited by | Yelena Bazhenova |
| Distributed by | Lenfilm |
Release date | 25 February 1955 (USSR) |
Running time | 137 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union Bulgaria |
| Language | Russian Bulgarian |
The film won the Best Director Award at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Cast
- Ivan Pereverzev - Katorgin
- Viktor Avdyushko - Osnobishin
- Georgi Yumatov - Cossack Sashko Kozir
- Konstantin Sorokin - Makar Lizyuta
- Petko Karlukovsky - Borimechkata
- Apostol Karamitev - Petka
- Anatoli Alekseyev - Timofei
- Yevgeny Samoylov - Gen. Skobelev
- Aleksandr Smirnov
- Nikolai Massalitinov - Gorchakov
- Nikolai Simonov
- Bruno Freindlich
- Stefan Pejchev - Panayot
- Zheni Bozhinova - Boyka
- Katya Chukova - Ionka
- Vladimir Taskin - Benjamin Disraeli
- Dako Dakovski - Sultan Abdul Hamid II
- Konstantin Kisimov - Suleiman Pasha
- Encho Tagarov - Osman Pasha
- Vladimir Chobur - Stoletov
- Sergei Papov - Iosif Gurko
- Gancho Ganchev - Dukmasov
Crew
- 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
- "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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