An Optimistic Tragedy (1963)
1918 year. A woman commissar has been appointed from the Central Committee of the Bolshevik Party to the Russian warship Gromoboi, which is ruled by anarchist sailors. The leader of the ship is the anarchist Vozhak. The Commissioner was instructed to reorganize the naval detachment into the First Sailor Regiment. She faces a difficult task: to win the authority of the sailors and eradicate anarchy. Of the remaining officers on the ship — lieutenant Bering, who served in the tsarist fleet on the battleship "Emperor Paul I". He must become the commander and, together with the sent commissar, lead the regiment to the front in the Black Sea region.
Director: Samson Samsonov
Genre: War, Drama, History
Runtime: 120 min
Release Date: June 12, 1963
Cast
- Margarita Volodina - Commissar
- Boris Andreyev - Vozhak
- Vyacheslav Tikhonov - Aleksei
- Vsevolod Sanayev - Siplyy
- Orvo Björninen - Vainonen
- Vsevolod Safonov - Bering
- Ivan Zhevago - boatswain
- Daniil Netrebin - Ryaboy
- Grigory Mikhaylov - old sailor
- Pyotr Sobolevsky - ship's doctor
Screenplay
- Sofiya Vishnevetskaya
- Samson Samsonov
- Vsevolod Vishnevsky (Theatre Play)
- Mikhail Matusovsky (Lyricist)
- Nina Glagoleva (Script Editor)
Music: Vasily Dekhterev
Cinematography: Vladimir Monakhov
Editing: Aleksandra Kamagorova
Production: Mosfilm
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Original Language: ru
Themes
American Civil War: Brother vs Brother
Keywords
civil war, russian revolution (1917), anarchism
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is An Optimistic Tragedy about?
- 1918 year. A woman commissar has been appointed from the Central Committee of the Bolshevik Party to the Russian warship Gromoboi, which is ruled by anarchist sailors. The leader of the ship is the anarchist Vozhak. The Commissioner was instructed to reorganize the naval detachment into the First Sailor Regiment. She faces a difficult task: to win the authority of the sailors and eradicate anarchy. Of the remaining officers on the ship — lieutenant Bering, who served in the tsarist fleet on the battleship "Emperor Paul I". He must become the commander and, together with the sent commissar, lead the regiment to the front in the Black Sea region.
- Who directed An Optimistic Tragedy?
- An Optimistic Tragedy was directed by Samson Samsonov.
- Who stars in An Optimistic Tragedy?
- An Optimistic Tragedy stars Margarita Volodina, Boris Andreyev, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Vsevolod Sanayev, Orvo Björninen, Vsevolod Safonov.
- How long is An Optimistic Tragedy?
- An Optimistic Tragedy has a runtime of 2h 0m (120 minutes).
- What genre is An Optimistic Tragedy?
- An Optimistic Tragedy is a War, Drama, History film.
- Where was An Optimistic Tragedy produced?
- An Optimistic Tragedy was produced in Soviet Union.
- What are the themes of An Optimistic Tragedy?
- The themes of An Optimistic Tragedy include: American Civil War: Brother vs Brother.