La tragédie optimiste

Original title: Optimisticheskaya tragediya

1963
2h

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As the communist revolt progresses in Russia, a female commissar is dispatched to some anarchist sailors to get them on board the party bandwagon.As the communist revolt progresses in Russia, a female commissar is dispatched to some anarchist sailors to get them on board the party bandwagon.As the communist revolt progresses in Russia, a female commissar is dispatched to some anarchist sailors to get them on board the party bandwagon.

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Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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Margarita Volodina

Kommissar

Boris Andreyev

Vozhak

Vyacheslav Tikhonov

Aleksey

Vsevolod Sanaev

Sipliy

Orko Byerninen

Vainonen
(as O. Byerninen)

Vsevolod Safonov

Bering
(as V. Sefonov)

Ivan Zhevago

Botsman
(as I. Zhevago)

Daniil Netrebin

Ryaboy
(as D. Netrebin)

Grigory Mikhaylov

Staryy matros
(as G. Mikhaylov)

Pyotr Sobolevsky

Sudovoy vrach
(as P. Sobolevskiy)

Erast Garin

Vozhachok
(as E. Garin)

Oleg Strizhenov

Pervyy ofitser
(as O. Strizhenov)

Gleb Strizhenov

Vtoroy ofitser
(as G. Strizhenov)

Valentin Belokhvostik

Vedushchiy
(as V. Belokhvostik)

Ivan Bondar

Matros
(as I. Bondar)

Veronika Buzhinskaya

Zhenshchina v chernom
(as V. Nedobrovo-Buzhinskaya)

Ivan Bychkov

Viktor Demidovskiy

Anarkhist
(as V. Demidovsky)

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9brogmiller

Optimistic tragedy.

Despite its being a phenomenal success both critically and financially when first released in Russia this altogether remarkable film of Samson Samsonov deserves far greater recognition in the West. It is shot by Vladimir Monakhov who did such sterling work on Bondarchuk's first film 'Fate of a Man'. As it is filmed in Sovscope 70 it would obviously achieve a far greater effect if shown on the big screen but that possibility, sadly, seems remote. Both Boris Andreyev and Margarita Volodina are stupendous in their roles of the Marine and the Commissar. Stunning achievement.

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Trivia
First of the only two Soviet movies filmed in black and white and 70 mm (Sovscope70).

Alternate versions
Filmed in Sovscope 70, Sovcolor, 6-track magnetic stereo. Optically converted to Kinopanorama, 9-track magnetic stereo sound. USA release in black & white and 35 mm only.