An Optimistic Tragedy (1963): Cast
An Optimistic Tragedy is a 1963 war drama directed by Samson Samsonov, starring Nikita Kondratyev as tall anarchist, Anatoliy Sakhnovskiy and Vladimir Grave. It runs 2 hours.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h (120 min)
- Director
- Samson Samsonov
- Original language
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Russian - Studio
- Mosfilm
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is An Optimistic Tragedy About?
The premise of An Optimistic Tragedy without spoilers.
In 1918 a female Bolshevik commissar is sent by the Central Committee to the warship Gromoboi, where anarchist sailors under leader Vozhak dominate. Charged with turning the crew into the First Sailor Regiment, she must earn their loyalty and end the mutiny. Lieutenant Bering, a former tsarist officer from the battleship Emperor Paul I, is appointed commander and, together with the commissar, leads the newly formed regiment toward the Black Sea front.
An Optimistic Tragedy Themes & Keywords
· 2 tags- anarchism
- based on play
An Optimistic Tragedy Cast & Characters
Nikita Kondratyev leads the cast as tall anarchist, with Anatoliy Sakhnovskiy as anarchist and Vladimir Grave as one-eyed anarchist. Directed by Samson Samsonov; 41 actors are credited in all.
- Director Samson Samsonov
- Nikita Kondratyev as tall anarchist
- Anatoliy Sakhnovskiy as anarchist
- Vladimir Grave as one-eyed anarchist
- Boris Andreyev as Vozhak
Also Starring in An Optimistic Tragedy
· 37 more- Vsevolod Safonov Bering
- Vyacheslav Tikhonov Aleksei
- Erast Garin Vozhachok
- Vsevolod Sanayev Siplyy
- Mikhail Bocharov sailor (uncredited)
- Ivan Zhevago boatswain
- Viktor Shulgin tall sailor
- Daniil Netrebin Ryaboy
- Grigory Mikhaylov old sailor
- Dmitriy Orlovskiy old sailor
- Nikolai Khryashchikov sailor
- Pyotr Sobolevsky ship's doctor
- Aleksey Glazyrin presenter
- Semen Svashenko sailor
- Oleg Strizhenov first officer
- Aleksey Bakhar sailor (uncredited)
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- Gleb Strizhenov second officer
- Vladimir Prikhodko sailor
- Manefa Sobolevskaya fareweller woman (uncredited)
- Leonid Knyazev sailor
- Yuriy Kireev sailor
- Ivan Bychkov sailor
- Evgeniy Zosimov tall sailor
- Artur Nishchyonkin sailor (uncredited)
- Vadim Novikov interventionist
- Pyotr Kononykhin sailor
- Margarita Volodina Commissar
- Veronika Buzhinskaya woman in black
- Ivan Bondar sailor
- Viktor Demidovskiy anarchist
- Natalya Surovegina fareweller girl (uncredited)
- Orvo Björninen Vainonen
- Valentin Belokhvostik presenter
- Iosif Vankov tattooed sailor
- Aleksei Milyukhin sailor
- Aleksei Stroyev anarchist
- Nikolai Sibeykin sailor (uncredited)
More from Samson Samsonov
More films directed by Samson Samsonov: Offered for Singles, A Very English Murder, Each Evening at Eleven and Miles of Fire.
An Optimistic Tragedy Also Known As
16 alternative titles, including “Оптимістична трагедія” and “La Tragédie optimiste”.
- Also known as
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- Оптимістична трагедія
- La Tragédie optimiste
- Optimistička tragedija
- Nikbin faciə
- Una tragedia Ottimista
- Optimistická tragédie
- En optimistisk tragedie
- Optimistische Tragödie
- Optimistinen tragedia
- Optimista tragédia
- Una tragedia optimista
- Tragedia optymistyczna
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- En optimistisk tragedi
- Optimistická tragédia
- Optimisticheskaya tragediya
- OPTIMISTITCHESKAIA TRAGUEDIA
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An Optimistic Tragedy FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of An Optimistic Tragedy, each answered in a sentence.
How long is An Optimistic Tragedy?
An Optimistic Tragedy runs 2 hours (120 minutes).
When was An Optimistic Tragedy released?
An Optimistic Tragedy was released on June 12, 1963.
Who directed An Optimistic Tragedy?
An Optimistic Tragedy was directed by Samson Samsonov.
More films by Samson Samsonov Who is in the cast of An Optimistic Tragedy?
An Optimistic Tragedy stars Nikita Kondratyev as tall anarchist, Anatoliy Sakhnovskiy as anarchist and Vladimir Grave as one-eyed anarchist, among 41 credited actors.
Does An Optimistic Tragedy have a post-credit scene?
No. An Optimistic Tragedy has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is An Optimistic Tragedy in?
The original language of An Optimistic Tragedy is Russian.
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