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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. 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. It was also the first film in the world recorded using two cameras. The film was also notable for using special "sound effects" (gun and canon fire) and for using the actual war veterans as consultants.
Original Release
10/15/1911
Cast
Name | Character |
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Andrey Gromov | Nakhimov |
N. Semyonov | Koshka, a sailor |
Olga Petrova-Zvantseva | Markitantka (sutler) |
Ivan Mozzhukhin | Kornilov, and an associte of the envoy of the Menikov retinue |
Boris Gorin-Goryainov | (as A. Gorin-Goryainov) |
Boris Borisov | |
Pavel Biryukov | (as Petr Biryukov) |
Valentina Arentsvari | Empress Eugenia |
Vladimir Maksimov | |
Aleksandra Goncharova |
Directors
Vasili Goncharov, Aleksandr Khanzhonkov
Writers
Vasili Goncharov, Aleksandr Khanzhonkov, Lev Tolstoy
Cast
Name | Character |
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Andrey Gromov | Nakhimov |
N. Semyonov | Koshka, a sailor |
Olga Petrova-Zvantseva | Markitantka (sutler) |
Ivan Mozzhukhin | Kornilov, and an associte of the envoy of the Menikov retinue |
Boris Gorin-Goryainov | (as A. Gorin-Goryainov) |
Boris Borisov | |
Pavel Biryukov | (as Petr Biryukov) |
Valentina Arentsvari | Empress Eugenia |
Vladimir Maksimov | |
Aleksandra Goncharova | |
Arsenii Bibikov | Totleben |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Aleksandr Khanzhonkov | Producer |