Bold warriors of Novgorod
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Bold warriors of Novgorod |
| Original title | Василий Буслаев (Vasily Buslajew) |
| Country of production | Soviet Union |
| original language | Russian |
| Publishing year | 1983 |
| length | 77 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Gennady Vasilyev |
| script | Gennadi Wassiljew Sergej Narowtschatow Boris Shustrow |
| production | Gorky Studio Moscow |
| music | Alexei Rybnikov |
| camera | Alexander Garibjan |
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Kühne Recken von Novgorod (Alternative title: Wassili, der kühne Warren von Novgorod ; Original title: russisch Василий Буслаев , Wassili Buslajew ) is a Soviet fairy tale film by Gennadi Wassiljew from 1983 .
action
Vasily, a high-spirited giant as a bear and the son of a boyarin from Novgorod , goes out with some companions to compete with the Huns who have invaded neighboring realms.
By ship they reach an eerie island, from where the intruders ambush the passers-by and demand a tribute. They land, explore the island and are attacked a short time later. A bloody slaughter ensues, which the warriors can decide for themselves, but their bowing companion Xenia, the daughter of a kidnapped prince, is kidnapped. The Huns flee the island, but one of their ships can be overtaken and boarded. However, Xenia is not found because she is on another ship.
Arrived on a strange bank, the warriors spot a girl on a runaway chariot. The strong Vasily succeeds in stopping the horses, thereby saving the young empress, who then invites him to the palace. There he meets the basileus of the Byzantine Empire , from whom he demands the release of the Rus , sold as slaves by the Huns, in exchange for a chest full of treasures . Later he is appointed empress, who wants to get rid of her husband and offers Vasily his crown. However, he refuses, escapes a subsequent assassination attempt and takes part in the imperial tournament the next day in order to obtain the freedom of the slaves. The best knights from many different countries compete, but Vasily can defeat all his opponents and finally defeats the dreaded Teuton Heinrich von Langschwert. Both the slaves and Xenia are freed, but the princely father of Xenia dies. In his death throes he warns the warrior against a merciless people.
At sea, the bold make their way home to Novgorod again. Vasily announces the bad news there, marries Xenia and wants to assemble a large army and build a defense . The boyars and merchants do not want to submit and incite to fight against him. In the midst of the dispute, a messenger arrives with news that the Huns have invaded the empire. Vasily ends the discord and moves towards the enemy with a united army.
background
Kühne Recken von Novgorod was written in 1982 and was released in the Soviet Union on January 3, 1983 . On July 17, 1983, the film ran for the first time under the title Wassili, der kühne Recken von Novgorod on DFF 2 on GDR television and on February 3, 1984 it was released in GDR cinemas under the title Kühne Recken von Novgorod . In the Federal Republic of Germany it ran for the first time on February 7, 1988 on RTL plus .
synchronization
The dialogue of the DEFA - Synchronization wrote Hannelore Grünberg , the director took Margot Seltmann .
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Vasily Buslayev | Dmitri Zolotuchin | Michael Telloke |
| Xenia | Irina Alfjorova | Roswitha Hirsch |
| Wassili's mother | Lyudmila Chitjaeva | Gisela Rimpler |
| Okulow | Andrei Martynov | Ullrich Voss |
| Okulov's wife | Natalia Krachkovskaya | Evamaria Bath |
| Filka | Valery Nossik | Günter Schubert |
| Kostya Novorchanin | Dmitri Matveyev | Joachim Schönitz |
| Potanya | Alexei Saizew | Peter Reinhardt |
| Agnija | Lyubov Rudenko | Franziska Kleinert |
| Jelistrat | Mikhail Rosanov | Klaus Bergatt |
| Marja | Tatiana Chernopyatova | Gabriele Schäfer |
| Gavrila | Mikhail Kokschenow | Horst Manz |
| Andron Mnogoletishche | Dmitri Orlowski | Robert Trosch |
criticism
For the lexicon of international film , Kühne Recken von Novgorod was a “historical monumental film with rather striking drawings of good and bad, strong and weak, heroes and cowards. An unbroken song of praise to heroism, modest in terms of staging, sometimes exaggeratedly melodramatic. "
Web links
- Bold warriors of Novgorod in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Bold warriors of Novgorod in the online film database
- Bold warriors from Novgorod on kino-teatr.ru (Russian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on publication on kino-teatr.ru
- ↑ a b Kühne Recken von Novgorod in the Lexicon of International Films .