Geroite na Shipka
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Geroite na 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
.
The film won the Best Director Award
at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival
.
1955 in film
The year 1955 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls, starring Marlon Brando and Frank Sinatra, debuts.* June 27 - The last ever Republic serial, King of the Carnival, is released....
Soviet Union/Bulgarian co-production drama film. It tells the story of the famous Battle of Shipka Pass
Battle of Shipka Pass
Four battles were fought between the Russian Empire, aided by Bulgarian volunteers known as Opalchentsi, and the Ottoman Empire for control over the vital Shipka Pass during the Russo-Turkish War...
during the Russo-Turkish war of 1877-78. The production companies behind the film are Boyana Film
Boyana Film
NU Boyana Film Studios is among the biggest European film studios, situated in Boyana, Sofia, Bulgaria.Founded as Boyana Film, Nu Boyana Film Studios is a Bulgarian film production complex unique for Southeastern Europe. It was opened in 1962. It is one amongst the few sites in Europe that combine...
, Bulgar Film and Lenfilm
Lenfilm
Kinostudiya "Lenfilm" is a production unit of the Russian film industry, with its own film studio, located in Saint Petersburg, Russia, formerly Leningrad, R.S.F.S.R. Today OAO "Kinostudiya Lenfilm" is a corporation with its stakes shared between private owners, and several private film studios,...
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The film won the Best Director Award
Best Director Award (Cannes Film Festival)
The Best Director Award is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of movies at the festival. It was first awarded in 1946....
at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival
1955 Cannes Film Festival
-Jury:*Marcel Pagnol *Marcel Achard *Juan Antonio Bardem *A. Dignimont *Jacques-Pierre Frogerais *Leopold Lindtberg *Anatole Litvak *Isa Miranda *Leonard Mosley...
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Cast
- Ivan PereverzevIvan PereverzevIvan Pereverzev was a Soviet actor. He appeared in 47 films between 1940 and 1977.-Selected filmography:* It Happened in the Donbass * The Third Blow * Dream of a Cossack...
- Katorgin - Viktor AvdyushkoViktor AvdyushkoViktor Antonovich Avdyushko was a Soviet actor and a People's Artist of the Russian SFSR.-Early life:...
- Osnobishin (as V. Avdyushko) - Georgi YumatovGeorgi YumatovGeorgi Yumatov was a Soviet film actor. He appeared in 65 films between 1947 and 1994.-Selected filmography:* The Young Guard * Zhukovsky * Hostile Whirlwinds * Road to Life...
- Cossack Sashko Kozir - Konstantin Sorokin - Makar Lizyuta
- Petko Karlukovsky
- Apostol KaramitevApostol KaramitevApostol Milev Karamitev was a Bulgarian actor, popular throughout the 1960s. He finished acting under the guidance of B. Danovski. Later he specialized in Moscow, Leningrad, Prague and Warsaw. His debut was in the movie "Utro nad rodinata" in 1951...
- Petka - Anatoli Alekseyev - Timofei
- Yevgeni Samojlov - Gen. Skobolov
- Aleksandr Smirnov
- Nikolai Massalitinov - Gorchakov (as N. Massalitinov)
- Nikolai SimonovNikolai SimonovNikolai Simonov was a Soviet film and stage actor.-Early life and education:Nikolai Konstantionovich Simonov was born on December 4, 1901, in Samara, Russia. From 1917–1919 he studied art at Samara School of Art and Design. From 1919–1923 he studied art at the Imperial Academy of Arts...
- Bruno FreindlichBruno FreindlichBruno Arturovich Freindlich was a Soviet/Russian actor of German ancestry who became People's Artist of the USSR in 1974. His daughter Alisa Freindlich is also a notable actress.-Biography:...
- Stefan Pejchev - Panayot
- Zheni Bozhinova - Boyka (as Ye. Bozhinova)
- Katya Chukova - Ionka (as K. Chukova)
Crew
- Original Music:
- Nikolai Kryukov
- Filip Kutev
- Cinematography:
- Mikhail Kirillov
- Film Editing
- Yelena Bazhenova
- Production Design
- Mikhail BogdanovMikhail Bogdanov (production designer)Mikhail Aleksandrovich Bogdanov was a Soviet production designer. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction for his work in the epic film War and Peace .-External links:*...
- Gennadi Myasnikov
- Georgi-Dzhon Popov
- Costume Design
- Nevena Baltova
- Pepa Misirkova
- Yevgenia Slovtsova
- Makeup
- Vasili Goryunov
- Sound Department
- Boris Antonov
- Aleksandr Babij
- Kuzman Shopov