Volga-Volga
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Volga-Volga |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1928 |
| length | 162 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Viktor Tourjansky |
| script | Viktor Tourjansky |
| production | Peter Ostermayr |
| camera |
Franz planner Akos Farkas |
| occupation | |
and Valy Arnheim , Alexej Bondireff , Fjodor Schaljapin junior , Robert Garrison , Heinrich Gotho , Georg John , Rudolf Lettinger , Dillo Lombardi , Philipp Manning , Max Maximilian , Ellen Plessow , Alexander Polonsky , Georg Schmieter , Max Schreck , Ferry Sikla , Mammey Terja- Basa , Aruth Wartan | |
Wolga-Wolga is a German historical silent film drama by Viktor Tourjansky with Hans Adalbert Schlettow , Lillian Hall-Davis and Rudolf Klein-Rogge in the leading roles. It is based on the historically documented Stenka Rasin fabric.
action
The story takes place in the 17th century, in the southern part of the Russian tsarist empire. Stepan, known as "Stenka", Razin is a proud rebel who strongly contradicts the tsar in distant Moscow. In order to give his compatriots in the south of the country more independence from the central government, Rasin enters into an alliance with the Shah of neighboring Persia. He accompanies the ruler into his realm and soon finds himself in courtly intrigues. Its governor commits treason to get rid of Rasin, whereupon the Don Cossack has to flee from his captors.
While on the run, Stenka falls in love with the secretly traveling Princess Zaineb. Back home, his own people rehearse an uprising against him and demand that Rasin murder Zaineb, who is seen as a traitor or a spy. To regain respect and avert a mutiny, Stenka Rasin stabs Zaineb with a heavy heart. He later falls victim to the betrayal of a competitor and dies on his burning ship.
Production notes
Volga-Volga , subtitle: The Ballad by Stenka Razin , was created in Staaken (studio recordings) and in Pomerania's Wollin (outdoor recordings). The film passed the censorship on November 14, 1928 and was premiered on December 20, 1928 in the Berlin Capitol Cinema. This large-scale production had an unusually large length of ten files, spread over 4088 meters, and was banned from young people. In Austria, the film was divided into two parts due to its enormous length and released in cinemas on two dates in November 1929 in quick succession.
Andrej Andrejew designed the film structures, which were implemented by Max Heilbronner and Erich Zander . Ottmar Ostermayr and Joseph Ermolieff took over the production management, Fritz Klotzsch the production management .
Historical background
Around 1670, Stepan Rasin was the central figure behind the Rasin uprising in the Volga region of the Russian tsarist empire, which was directed against serfdom and the abusive Russian state administration. By the end of 1670 the uprising was largely suppressed. Its leaders, including Razin himself, were executed on June 6, 1671. So the melodramatic ending of the story of “Volga-Volga” is pure film fantasy.
criticism
Paimann's film lists summed up: “The subject, which does not deny his ballad-like accusation, is, for the most part, geared towards pictorial effectiveness, surrounding the relatively small romantic plot with plenty of details. The direction is also oriented in this direction and compensates for the often slowing pace, especially in the second part, with a very large, stylish presentation, the impression of which is heightened by sophisticated visual effects. In addition to an excellent portrayal of the main roles, good types should be mentioned. The photography is excellent. "
Web links
- Volga-Volga in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Volga-Volga at filmportal.de
