The Volga Boatman (1926 film)
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.
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 |
|
Running time | 120 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
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.
gollark: I would actually kind of want to use that, slightly.
gollark: And each letter is a tiny image, so no ctrl+F.
gollark: And it never refreshes, either.
gollark: Bad idea: biomes now show infinite-scroll list of tiny-font descriptions.
gollark: I see magmas in the cave quite a lot but never actually *get* them.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Volga Boatman (film). |
- The Volga Boatman on IMDb
- allmovie/synopsis
- The Volga Boatman at SilentEra.com
- The Volga Boatman DVD issue
- The Volga Boatman (1926) A Silent Film Review | Movies Silently
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.