The Volga Boatman (1926 film)

The Volga Boatman
	Poster for film
Directed by	Cecil B. DeMille
Produced by	Cecil B. DeMille
Written by	Konrad Bercovici; Lenore J. Coffee
Starring	William Boyd
Music by	Hugo Riesenfeld
Cinematography	J. Peverell Marley; Arthur C. Miller; Fred Westerberg
Edited by	Anne Bauchens
Distributed by	Producers Distributing Corporation
Release date	May 23, 1926;
Running time	120 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Volga Boatman is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, who reportedly said the film was, "his greatest achievement in picture making". The film's budget was $479,000 and grossed $1.27 million. The film was highly successful, turning William Boyd into matinee idol overnight.

Cast

William Boyd as Feodor, A Volga Boatman
Elinor Fair as Vera, A Princess
Robert Edeson as Prince Nikita
Victor Varconi as Prince Dimitri
Julia Faye as Mariusha, A Gypsy
Theodore Kosloff as Stefan, A Blacksmith
Arthur Rankin as Vashi, A Boatman
Ed Brady as A Boatman (uncredited)
Charles Clary as Red Army Officer (uncredited)
Gino Corrado as White Army Officer (uncredited)
Lillian Elliott as Landlady (uncredited)
John George as Red Army soldier (uncredited)

Releases

On June 27, 2000, the film was released on VHS by Kino Video. In July 2014, The Video Cellar released a lightly tinted DVD version of the film, and is currently the most widely available version. However, this version does not contain a musical score.

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