Heroes of Shipka (Герои Шипки) 70 years old

Heroes of Shipka was the first solo effort for Soviet director Sergei Vasilyev, who had previously collaborated with his late brother Georgi. As head of the Leningrad Film Studios, Vasilyev was obliged to traffic in propaganda, but he never forgot how to make his material entertaining. The film is set in 1887 during the pivotal battle between the Russians and the Turks at the Shipka Pass. Stressing the solidarity of the Soviet states, tribute is paid to the courageous Bulgarian volunteers who helped the Russians fend off their mutual enemy. American critics were impressed by Heroes of Shipka, but felt that the film would have been twice as effective had it been lensed in Cinemascope rather than "standard aspect."

Credits

Georgiy Yumatov as Cossack Sashko Kozir

Konstantin Sorokin as Makar Lizyuta

Bruno Frejndlikh as

Evgeniy Samoylov as Gen. Skobolov

Viktor Avdyushko as Osnobishin

Ivan Pereverzev as Katorgin

Heroes of Shipka Cast

Name	Character
Georgiy Yumatov	as Cossack Sashko Kozir
Konstantin Sorokin He was 45, 72 years old when he died	as Makar Lizyuta
Bruno Frejndlikh He was 44, 92 years old when he died
Evgeniy Samoylov He was 42, 93 years old when he died	as Gen. Skobolov
Viktor Avdyushko He was 29, 50 years old when he died	as Osnobishin
Ivan Pereverzev He was 39, 63 years old when he died	as Katorgin
Nikolai Simonov He was 52, 71 years old when he died

Heroes of Shipka Crew

Name	Department

Heroes of Shipka (70 years)

Release day: Tuesday, November 09, 1954
Runtime: 123 minutes