Volga - Volga (1938)
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- 1h 44min
- Comedy, Musical
- 16 May 1941 (USA)
- Movie
Widely claimed to be Joseph Stalin's favorite movie, this classic musical comedy is a must-see. The action takes place on a steamboat on the iconic Volga River, as two groups of performers travel to Moscow to perform in the Moscow Musical...
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Cast
| Igor Ilyinsky | ... |
Byvalov
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Vladimir Volodin | ... |
The Pilot
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Pavel Olenev | ... |
The Water-Carter
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Sergei Antimonov | ... |
The Steamboat Captain
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| Andrey Tutyshkin | ... |
Alyosha Trubyshkin
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| Lyubov Orlova | ... |
Strelka Petrova
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Anatoli Shalayev | ... |
The Boy Musical Prodigy
(as Tolya Shalayev)
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| Mariya Mironova | ... |
The Secretary
(as M. V. Mironova)
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Nikita Kondratyev | ... |
The Waiter
(as N. S. Kondratyev)
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| Vsevolod Sanaev | ... |
The Lumberjack
(as V. V. Sanayev)
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| Alexei Dolinin | ... |
The Militia Man
(as A. G. Dolinin)
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| Ivan Chuvelyov | ... |
The Olympiad Representative
(as I. P. Chuvelyov)
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| Emmanuil Geller | ... |
(uncredited)
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| Nikolai Khryashchikov | ... |
Appearing (uncredited)
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Yakov Rykov | ... |
Tugboat captain (uncredited)
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| Lidiya Vinogradova | ... |
Amateur Performer (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Grigoriy Aleksandrov | ||
Written by
| Grigoriy Aleksandrov | ... | () |
| Nikolay Erdman | ... | (writer) |
| Vladimir Nilsen | ... | (writer) |
| Mikhail Volpin | ... | (additional poetry) |
Music by
| Isaak Dunaevskiy | ... | (as I.O. Dunayevskiy) |
Cinematography by
| Boris Petrov | ... | (as B.A Petrov) |
Editing by
| Yeva Ladyzhenskaya | ... | (as Ye.M Ladyzhenskaya) |
Production Design by
| Georgi Grivtsov | ... | (as G.A. Grivtsov) |
| Miron Karyakin | ... | (as M.M. Karyakin) |
Art Direction by
| Jane Hicks | ||
Costume Design by
| Konstantin Yefimov | ... | (as K. N. Yefimov) |
Makeup Department
| L. Porozov | ... | makeup artist (as L. S. Porozov) |
Production Management
| V.K. Bryantsev | ... | production manager |
| Isaak Zaionts | ... | production manager (as I.M. Zaionts) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Bella Fridman | ... | assistant director (as B.M. Fridman) |
| V.I. Kishmishev | ... | assistant director |
| Konstantin Yudin | ... | assistant director (as K.K. Yudin) |
Art Department
| Yevgeniy Pozdnev | ... | poster artist |
| Aleksandr Zelenskiy | ... | poster artist |
| Boris Zelensky | ... | poster artist: 1961 (as B. Zelenskiy) |
Sound Department
| Raisa Lukina | ... | foley artist (as R. A. Lukina) |
| Yevgeni Nesterov | ... | sound engineer (as Ye. P. Nesterov) |
Special Effects by
| Andrei Boltyansky | ... | back-projection cinematographer (as A.G. Boltyanskiy) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| S. Galadzh | ... | assistant camera (as S.K. Galadzh) |
| G. Komissarov | ... | assistant camera (as G.G. Komissarov) |
| Ivan Panov | ... | assistant camera (as I.V. Panov) |
| V.S. Pereslavtsev | ... | first assistant camera |
Music Department
| Vasiliy Lebedev-Kumach | ... | lyricist (as V.I. Lebedev-Kumach) |
Additional Crew
| Galina Shakhovskaya | ... | choreographer (as G. A. Shakhovskaya) |
| E.A. Soluyanov | ... | administrator |
Production Companies
Distributors
- General Film Distributors (GFD) (1942) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Artkino Pictures (1941) (United States) (subtitled)
- Facets Multimedia Distribution
- Grading Dimension Pictures (2009) (World-wide)
- Kinonation (2015) (World-wide) (video)
- Kinovideoobedinenie "Krupniy Plan" (2003) (Russia) (DVD)
- Soyuz Video (2003) (Russia) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Post Haste Digital (post-production sound services)
- Post Haste Digital (post-production sound services) (Restoration / Remastering)
Storyline
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Widely claimed to be Joseph Stalin's favorite movie, this classic musical comedy is a must-see. The action takes place on a steamboat on the iconic Volga River, as two groups of performers travel to Moscow to perform in the Moscow Musical Olympiad. |
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| Taglines | Artkino's New Soviet Musical Comedy See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Famously, this was Joseph Stalin's favorite film and he would often show off how well he knew it by performing every part just before the actors on screen. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Komediya davno minuvshikh dney (1980). See more » |