Admiral Nakhimov (film)

Admiral Nakhimov (Russian: Адмирал Нахимов) is a 1947 Soviet biopic film directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin, based on the life of Russian Admiral Pavel Nakhimov (1802-1855). In 1946 Pudovkin, Golovnya, Lukovsky, Kryukov, Dikiy, Simonov, and Knyazev received the Stalin Prize.[1]

Admiral Nakhimov
Directed byVsevolod Pudovkin
Written byIgor Lukovsky
StarringAleksei Dikiy
Ruben Simonov
CinematographyAnatoli Golovnya
Tamara Lobova
Music byNikolai Kryukov
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Release date
  • 2 January 1947 (1947-01-02)
Running time
93 minutes (2,541 meters)
CountrySoviet Union
LanguageRussian

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The movie had to be remade after the Communist Party of the Soviet Union viewed it as having historical inaccuracies and too many "parties and dancing." Therefore, they recruited Vsevolod Pudovkin to recreate the film, where he removed the love story, "toned down" the dance scenes, and made other changes.[2]

Admiral Nakhimov (1946)

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Response

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Criticism

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Stalin said this about the film: "Pudovkin, for instance, undertook the production of a film on Nakhimov without studying the details of the matter, and distorted historical truth. The result was a film not about Nakhimov but about balls and dances with episodes from the life of Nakhimov".[3][4]

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References

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  1. ^ «Адмирал Нахимов» // Культура.РФ
  2. ^ Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES. (January 5, 1947). "SOVIET FILM REVISED FOR PARTY APPROVAL". New York Times. p. 55.
  3. ^ Jay Leyda (1960). Kino: A History of the Russian and Soviet Film. George Allen / Unwin. p. 391.
  4. ^ "Выступление на заседании Оргбюро ЦК ВКП(б) по вопросу о кинофильме «Большая жизнь» 9 августа 1946 года". Сталин И. В. Сочинения. Том 18. 1917—1953 годы. Moscow: Информационно-издательский центр «Союз». 2006.
  5. ^ "Admiral Nakhimov". Locarno International Film Festival.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ Jay Leyda (1960). Kino: A History of the Russian and Soviet Film. George Allen / Unwin. p. 394.
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