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."
Stars: Ivan Pereverzev, Viktor Avdyushko, Georgiy Yumatov, Konstantin Sorokin, Apostol Karamitev, Evgeniy Samoylov
Crew: Sergey Vasilev (Director), Arkadi Perventsev (Writer), Mikhail Kirillov (Director of Photography), Nikolai Kryukov (Original Music Composer), Andrei Apsolon (Assistant Director), Yuri Muzykant (Assistant Director)
Country: Bulgaria, Soviet Union
Language: български език, Pусский
Studio: Lenfilm, Boyana Film, Bulgaria Film
Runtime: 123 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Nov 09, 1954
IMDb: 6.2
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