An Optimistic Tragedy (1963)
Original title: Оптимистическая трагедия
An Optimistic Tragedy is a 1963 Russian-language war movie directed by Samson Samsonov, with a running time of 2h 1m. It stars Margarita Volodina, Boris Andreyev and Vyacheslav Tikhonov.
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.
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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.
When was An Optimistic Tragedy released?
An Optimistic Tragedy was released on 12 June 1963.
How long is An Optimistic Tragedy?
An Optimistic Tragedy runs 2h 1m.
Who made An Optimistic Tragedy?
An Optimistic Tragedy was directed by Samson Samsonov.
Cast
- Margarita Volodina as commissar
- Boris Andreyev as vozhak
- Vyacheslav Tikhonov as Aleksei
- Vsevolod Sanayev as Siplyy
- Orvo Björninen as Vainonen
- Vsevolod Safonov as Bering
- Ivan Zhevago as boatswain
- Daniil Netrebin as Ryaboy
- Grigory Mikhaylov as old sailor
- Pyotr Sobolevsky as ship's doctor
- Erast Garin as vozhachok
- Oleg Strizhenov as first officer