''Defence of Sevastopol'' (russian: Оборона Севастополя, or Воскресший Севастополь) is a 1911 historical war film about the Siege of Sevastopol during the

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and one of the most important films in the history of Russian cinema and cinema in general. It was the first

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made in the

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and it premiered on 26 October at the

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. 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 cannon fire) and for using the actual war veterans as consultants.

Film crew

* Directors and writers:

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and

Aleksandr Khanzhonkov Aleksandr Alekseevich Khanzhonkov ( rus, Александр Алексеевич Ханжонков, p=ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ xənˈʐonkəf; — 26 September 1945) was a pioneering Russian''Peter Rollberg (2016)''Historical Dic ...

* Cinematographers:

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and Aleksandr Ryllo * Artist: V. Fester * Composer: Georgiy Kozachenko * Consultant:

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M. Lyakhov

Cast

* A. Bibikov – ''graf

Eduard Totleben Franz Eduard Graf von Tottleben (russian: Эдуа́рд Ива́нович Тотле́бен, tr. ; – ), better known as Eduard Totleben in English, was a Baltic German military engineer and Imperial Russian Army general. He was in char ...

'' *

Pavel Biryukov Pavel Biryukov (russian: Павел Бирюков) was a Russian film and stage actor. Selected filmography * 1909 — ''16th Century Russian Wedding'' * 1910 — ''The Idiot'' * 1910 — ''Queen of Spades'' * 1911 — ''Defence of Sevastopol ...

* B. Borisov * Aleksandra Goncharova *

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Andrey Gromov Andrey Gromov (russian: Андрей Антонович Громов; 1887 — 1922) was a Russian film actor. Gromov played in about 40 films. Selected filmography * 1909 — '' 16th Century Russian Wedding'' * 1909 — '' Mazeppa'' * 1909 — ...

– ''admiral

Pavel Nakhimov Pavel Stepanovich Nakhimov (russian: Павел Степанович Нахимов, ; – ) was a Russian Admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy known for his victory in the Battle of Sinop and his leadership in the Siege of Sevastopol (18 ...

'' * Vladimir Maksimov *

Ivan Mozzhukhin Ivan Ilyich Mozzhukhin ( rus, Иван Ильич Мозжухин, p=ɪˈvan ɨˈlʲjitɕ mɐˈʑːʉxʲɪn; —18 January 1939), usually billed using the French transliteration Ivan Mosjoukine, was a Russian silent film actor. Career in Ru ...

– ''admiral

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'' *

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– merchant (sutler) * N. Semyonov – ''sailor Koshka''

References

External links

* * * 1911 films Russian silent feature films Russian black-and-white films Crimean War films Films directed by Vasily Goncharov Films of the Russian Empire Articles containing video clips 1911 war films Russian war films Russian historical films 1910s historical films {{1910s-Russia-film-stub