bulgarian movies

Geroite na Shipka

1955 · Drama · History · War
The film focuses on a key event in the history of Bulgaria - the Russo-Turkish War of Liberation \1877-1878\, after which the Bulgarian nation won its Freedom. The film follows the crucial moments of the war. Thousands of extras were used to depict the crossing of the Danube and the battle of Stara Zagora. At Stara Zagora the leading elements of the Russian army \the so called Forward squad\ and the Bulgarian volunteers met the army of generalissimo Suleiman pasha, fought bravely and, after all, were pushed back to the strategic Shipka pass. The defense of the pass in august 1877 proved to be one of the most famous battles, fought on Bulgarian soil. It also became a legendary victory for both the Bulgarians and the Russians. It is, of course, the climax of the film, with vivid battle sequences. The Russo-Bulgarian military comradeship is shown here at its best with a lot of memorable moments. The film then brings us to the siege of Pleven, where the army of marshal Osman pasha was surrounded, and, after several bloody assaults by the Russian forces, eventually was urged to surrender in November 1877. The film also shows the passing of the Balkan mountain range and the march to Constantinople, where, in a small suburb of the Turkish capital, called San Stefano, the cease-fire agreement took place \3.03.1878\ and Bulgaria emerged after 500 years of oblivion

Creators

Director Sergei Vasiliev
Writer Arkadi Pervencev

Credits

# Name / Biography Role
1. Ivan Pereverzev Ivan Pereverzev Katorgin
2. Viktor Avdiushko Viktor Avdiushko Oznabishin
3. Georgi Iumatov Georgi Iumatov Kozak Sashko Kozir
4. Konstantin Sorokin Konstantin Sorokin Makar Liziuta
5. Petko Karlukovski Petko Karlukovski

Petko Nikolov Karlukovski was born on August 6th, 1921 in Bqla Sl... [more]

6. Apostol Karamitev Apostol Karamitev

Apostol Karamtev was born on October 17, 1923 in the sea-coastal ... [more]

Petka
7. Anatolii Aleksiev Anatolii Aleksiev Timofei
8. Evgeni Samojlov Evgeni Samojlov General Skobelev
9. Nikolai Masalitinov Nikolai Masalitinov Gorchakov
10. Stefan Peichev Stefan Peichev

Stefan Lazarov Peichev was born on March 3rd, 1905 in Kiustendil.... [more]

Panaiot
11. Jeni Bojinova Jeni Bojinova Boika
12. Katq Chukova Katq Chukova Ionka
13. Gancho Ganchev Gancho Ganchev

Gancho Georgiev Ganchev was born on January 4th, 1921 in Plovdiv.... [more]

Dukmasov
14. Dako Dakovski Dako Dakovski

Dako Georgiev Dakovski was born on August 7th, 1919 in the villag... [more]

Sultan Abdul Hamid
15. Konstantin Kisimov Konstantin Kisimov

Konstantin Vasilev Kisimov was born on April 16th, 1897 in Veliko... [more]

Suleiman Pasha
16. Encho Tagarov Encho Tagarov

Encho Antonov Tagarov was born on September 30th, 1904 in the vil... [more]

Osman pasha
17. Andrei Chaprazov Andrei Chaprazov
18. Boris Ganchev Boris Ganchev
19. Atanas Hristov Atanas Hristov
20. Georgi Stamatov Georgi Stamatov
21. Asparuh Temelkov Asparuh Temelkov

Asparuh Aleksandrov Temelkov was born on March 21st, 1896 in Bqla... [more]

22. Ivan Tonev Ivan Tonev

Awards and Nominations

1955

Best Director

Cannes Film Festival

Sergei Vasiliev

1955

Golden Palm

Cannes Film Festival

Sergei Vasiliev

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