The Volga in Flames
Country
Czechoslovakia, FranceCopyright
1934Production year
1933Premiere
9 February 1934Runtime
84 minDirector
Viktor TuržanskijCategory
filmGenre
dramaTypology
featuretheatrical distributionlongOriginal title
Volha v plamenechCzech title
Volha v plamenechEnglish title
The Volga in FlamesCo-production title
Volga en flammes / Volga en Feu / Wolga in Flammen / Der falsche ZarWorking title
Požár VolhySynopsis
Young officer Orlov travels to a fortress in Siberia. On the way he finds a frost-bitten man in the snow and he saves him. He does not know that this is the escaped prisoner Silačov, who is preparing the resistance movement against the czar. Orlov falls in love with the commander's daughter Máša and she reciprocates his love. This arouses the envy of Lieutenant Šalin, who has tried in vain to win her for himself. Silačov declares himself to be the true czar of vast Russia and exhorts the people to fight. He even captures the fortress and has all the officers hanged. He spares only Orlov, to repay him the debt of having his life saved. Even Šalin has saved himself by going over to the bandits, and he tries to take Máša by force. In the meantime Orlov succeeds in escaping to the czar's forces and with a large army he marches on Silačov, who surrenders to the superior force. Šalin abducts Máša, but in fleeing he is stopped by the soldiers and Orlov frees her. Together they happily depart and on the way they encounter the shackled Silačov who is being led away to prison.
Note
This co-produced film was shot only in a French version. NO-N, NZ-N 2260,0 m and the German-speaking copy KK-A and a part of the Czech-speaking copy KK-N 53,0 m are preserved in the National Film Archive.
Photos
Cast
Valerij Inkižinov
vůdce vzpoury Silačov
Nathalie Kovanko
Olga, jeho mileka
Albert Préjean
poručík carské gardy Orlov
Danielle Darrieux
Máša Ivanovna, dcera velitele pevnosti
Raymond Rouleau
poručík Šalin
Jacques Berlioz
velitel pevnosti na Sibiři
Marcelle Worms
manželka velitele
Henri Marchand
sluha Ivan
Georg John
spiklenec, muž bez jazyka
Vladimír Borský
poručík carské gardy
Josef Zezulka
gardový důstojník
F. X. Mlejnek
člen Silačovovy družiny
Antonín Jirsa
člen Silačovovy družiny
V. Ch. Vladimírov
člen Silačovovy družiny
Ladislav Hemmer
důstojník carské gardy
Václav Pata
číšník
Viktor Socha
číšník
Míla Reymonová
animírka
Josef Kytka
důstojník v posádce
Ruský soubor Zlatý kohout
pěvecký sbor
Jena Worms
Charles Camus
Crew and creators
Director
Assistant Director
Based on
Alexandr Sergejevič Puškin (Kapitánská dcerka /Kapitanskaja dočka/ – novela)
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Production Designer
Costume Designer
Film Editor
Sound Designer
Production Manager
Cooperation
Willy Ströminger (fotograf)
Music
Music Composed by
Music Performed by
Pražský symfonický orchestr (Music Conducted by Willy Schmidt-Gentner)
Songs
Krásná je, že na sto mil nikdo lepší nespatřil
Singer Ruský soubor Zlatý kohout
Production info
Original Title
Volha v plamenech
Czech Title
Volha v plamenech
English Title
The Volga in Flames
Co-production Title
Volga en flammes / Volga en Feu / Wolga in Flammen / Der falsche Zar
Working Title
Požár Volhy
Category
film
Typology
featuretheatrical distribution
Genre
drama
Origin country
Czechoslovakia, France
Copyright
1934
Production Year
1933
Production specifications
end of filming 20 November 1933
date of censorship 02/1934
date of censorship 06/1934 (německy namluvená jazyková mutace)
Premiere
premiere 9 February 1934 /unsuitable for youths/ (kina Kotva /3 týdny/ a Lucerna /3 týdny/, Praha /česky namluvená jazyková mutace/)
premiere abroad 6 April 1934 (Paříž, Francie /francouzská verze/)
premiere 06/1934 /unsuitable for youths/ (německy namluvená jazyková mutace)
Production
Copyright Holders
Studio
Laboratories
Distribution
Technical info
Duration typology
feature film
Duration in minutes
84 min
Original length in metres
2 390 meters
Distribution carrier
35mm
Aspect ratio
1:1,19
Colour
black & white
Sound
sound
Sound system/format
Tobis – Klang
Versions
Czech, German, French
Dialogue languages
Czech, German, French
Subtitles languages
without subtitles
Opening/End credits languages
Czech, German, French
