Admiral Ushakov

1953 1h 48m RU

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★6.1TMDB · 14

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Synopsis

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Historical epic about the legendary Russian naval commander of the 18th century, admiral Fyodor Ushakov, and his fight for Crimea during the Russo-Turkish War.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ivan Pereverzev
Admiral Ushakov
Boris Livanov
Prince Potyomkin
Nikolai Svobodin
Count Mordovtsev
Nikolai Chistyakov
Count Voynovich
Gennadi Yudin
Dmitriy Senyavin
Vladimir Druzhnikov
Vasilyev
Aleksei Alekseyev
Metaksa
Sergei Bondarchuk
Tikhon Prokofyev

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mikhail Romm
Writers: Aleksandr Shtein
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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ERA

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73 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Part of the "Адмирал Ушаков (Коллекция)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mikhail Romm, shot by Yu-Lan Chen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Aram Khachaturyan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Ivan Pereverzev and Boris Livanov and Nikolai Svobodin carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0045473 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Mikhail Romm directs. Yu-Lan Chen behind the camera. Aram Khachaturyan scores. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

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Things worth knowing

173 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Адмирал Ушаков (Коллекция)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Mikhail Romm, shot by Yu-Lan Chen. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Aram Khachaturyan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Ivan Pereverzev and Boris Livanov and Nikolai Svobodin carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0045473 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Yu-Lan Chen
Original score: Aram Khachaturyan
Production design: Levan Shengelia
Costume design: Konstantin Efimov
Makeup / hair: Aleksandr Yermolov
Runtime: 108 min · 1h 48m
Status: Released
Original language: RU
IMDB: Admiral Ushakov (1953)

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Адмирал Ушаков (Коллекция)

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Mikhail Romm

Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2024-12-21
★ 7/10
I thought his had quite a few similarities to C.S. Forester's maritime adventure stories, although this is based on a real Russian sailor who helped expand the empire of Catherine the (not yet) Great. He has a position on her yacht when he encounters her favourite minister Potemkin (Boris Livanov) and asks him for a job. Not a desk job, but an actual job working on the construction of a new fleet. This impresses the count and so Ushakov (Ivan Pereverzev) finds himself drafted into more active service. He turns out to have quite a knack for strategy and as the Russian's face the internecine plotting of the French, the British and the Ottoman's, they have to think quickly and creatively if they are to avoid a crushing defeat. Though he does have the protection of Potemkin, this upstart officer is not without his powerful detractors who would see him at the bottom of the sea, or hanged, if it served their purpose. They all know that the favour of the Empress could be fickle, and so it was an eggshell walk for this man at the best of times! Aram Kachaturian has created a suitably rousing, swirling, score here and the period naval costume and wig departments have gone into top gear to present us with a fairly authentic looking action-packed adventure of sea power, back-stabbing and glory. It does take it's time to get us into the thick of the action, indeed at times it is a little too stage bound, but the last fifteen minutes are lively and full of pyrotechnics and high spirits. I wouldn't say the acting is great, no, but the two men heading the history do well enough and are well complemented by Sergey Bondarchuk's malevolent Prokoviev and by occasional appearances from Olga Zhivneva as a woman who knew well how usurping worked. Though a biopic of sorts, it takes a very rose-tinted, pro-Russian, view of the conflict - but then that expression about history and winners springs to mind.

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