Admiral Nakhimov
About Admiral Nakhimov
In 1853 Admiral Pavel Nakhimov (Aleksei Dikiy) wants the Russian fleet to strike the Bosporus. The courtier Menshikov refuses. After Turkey declares war, Nakhimov takes a small squadron into Sinop Bay, beats a larger Turkish fleet, and captures Osman Pasha. Britain, France, and Turkey then close on Sevastopol. Russian sailors sink their own sailing ships to block the bay. Nakhimov is killed at Malakhov Kurgan, and the defenders swear over his body.
Cast & crew
More about Admiral Nakhimov
Vsevolod Pudovkin directed. Igor Lukovsky wrote it. Anatoli Golovnya and Tamara Lobova photographed it. Nikolay Kryukov wrote the music. Shot at Mosfilm in 1946 and released in the Soviet Union on 2 January 1947. The year kept for the title is 1946. After a Party viewing, the film was remade: the first cut was charged with historical mistakes and with too many balls and dances. The English Wikipedia gives 93 minutes (2,541 meters). Wikidata lists 88.
Themes
Background
A Mosfilm biography of the Crimean War admiral, begun in 1946, recut after official criticism, and released at the start of 1947.
Music
Nikolay Kryukov composed the score.
Preservation
A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- Stalin said Pudovkin had made a film of balls and dances with episodes from Nakhimov's life, not a film about Nakhimov.
- Ruben Simonov and Leonid Knyazev are among the actors named with the Stalin Prize.
- Wikidata's running time is 88 minutes.
- Pudovkin also appears in the cast.
Awards
- Stalin Prize (1946) to Vsevolod Pudovkin, Anatoli Golovnya, Igor Lukovsky, Nikolay Kryukov, Aleksei Dikiy, Ruben Simonov, and Leonid Knyazev
- 8th Venice International Film Festival, award for the best crowd scenes
- 8th Venice International Film Festival, honorary diploma for Aleksei Dikiy as Nakhimov
- Locarno International Film Festival, best cinematography (1947)
Scenes
- Nakhimov's squadron charges into Sinop Bay.
- Sailors scuttle their own ships across the mouth of Sevastopol Bay.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Admiral Nakhimov (1946).webm)
