The Ballad of Bering and His Friends
| The Ballad of Bering and His Friends | |
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| Russian: Баллада о Беринге и его друзьях | |
| Directed by | Yuri Shvyryov |
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| Cinematography | Konstantin Arutyunov |
| Music by | Bogdan Trotsyuk |
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Running time | 97 minute |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
The Ballad of Bering and His Friends (Russian: Баллада о Беринге и его друзьях) is a 1970 Soviet adventure film directed by Yuri Shvyryov.[1][2][3]
Plot
The film tells the story of the Danish-born Russian explorer Vitus Bering, who, by decree of Peter the Great in 1725, led the First Kamchatka expedition and made new discoveries, expanding the borders of the Russian Empire.[4]
Cast
- Kārlis Sebris as Vitus Bering
- Igor Ledogorov as Dmitry Ovtsyn
- Yuri Nazarov as Aleksei Chirikov
- Valentin Nikulin as Georg Steller
- Gennadi Frolov as Starodubtsev
- Leonid Kuravlyov
- Vija Artmane as Anna Bering
- Roman Tkachuk as Tsar Peter I
- Dzidra Ritenberga as Empress Catherine I
- Nonna Mordyukova as Empress Anna Ioannovna[5]
References
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Categories:
- 1970 films
- 1970 black-and-white films
- 1970 adventure films
- 1970 biographical films
- 1970 Soviet films
- 1970 Russian-language films
- Russian-language adventure films
- Russian-language biographical films
- Soviet adventure films
- Soviet biographical films
- Soviet black-and-white films
- Films set in the 1720s
- Films set in Saint Petersburg
- Films set in the 18th-century Russian Empire
- Gorky Film Studio films