An Optimistic Tragedy
Оптимистическая трагедия
Synopsis
1918 year. A woman commissar has been appointed from the Central Committee of the Bolshevik Party to the Russian warship Gromoboi, which is ruled by anarchist sailors. The leader of the ship is the anarchist Vozhak. The Commissioner was instructed to reorganize the naval detachment into the First Sailor Regiment. She faces a difficult task: to win the authority of the sailors and eradicate anarchy. Of the remaining officers on the ship — lieutenant Bering, who served in the tsarist fleet on the battleship "Emperor Paul I". He must become the commander and, together with the sent commissar, lead the regiment to the front in the Black Sea region.
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Margarita Volodina
commissar
Boris Andreyev
vozhak
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
Aleksei
Vsevolod Sanayev
Siplyy
Orvo Björninen
Vainonen
Vsevolod Safonov
Bering
Ivan Zhevago
boatswain
Daniil Netrebin
Ryaboy
Grigory Mikhaylov
old sailor
Pyotr Sobolevsky
ship's doctor
Erast Garin
vozhachok
Oleg Strizhenov
first officer
Gleb Strizhenov
second officer
Aleksey Glazyrin
presenter
Valentin Belokhvostik
presenter
Iosif Vankov
tattooed sailor
Veronika Buzhinskaya
woman in black
Viktor Shulgin
tall sailor
Release History & Theatrical Window
Cannes Film Festival
Festival / Special Debut
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Samson Samsonov
- Screenplay & Story
- Sofiya Vishnevetskaya, Samson Samsonov, Vsevolod Vishnevsky, Mikhail Matusovsky, Nina Glagoleva
- Original Score
- Vasily Dekhteryov
- Original Title
- Оптимистическая трагедия
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 2h 1m
- Production Studios
- Mosfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Samson Samsonov
Sofiya Vishnevetskaya, Samson Samsonov, Vsevolod Vishnevsky, Mikhail Matusovsky, Nina Glagoleva
Vasily Dekhteryov
Vladimir Monakhov
Aleksandra Kamagorova
Aleksandr Yablochkin
Department Leadership Roster
Samson Samsonov
Director
Sofiya Vishnevetskaya
Writer
Samson Samsonov
Writer
Ippolit Novoderyozhkin
Production Design
Vasily Dekhteryov
Original Music Composer
Aleksandra Kamagorova
Editor
Valentin Perelyotov
Costume Design
Sergey Voronkov
Production Design
Vladimir Monakhov
Director of Photography
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What is An Optimistic Tragedy about?
1918 year. A woman commissar has been appointed from the Central Committee of the Bolshevik Party to the Russian warship Gromoboi, which is ruled by anarchist sailors. The leader of the ship is the anarchist Vozhak. The Commissioner was instructed to reorganize the naval detachment into the First Sailor Regiment. She faces a difficult task: to win the authority of the sailors and eradicate anarchy. Of the remaining officers on the ship — lieutenant Bering, who served in the tsarist fleet on the battleship "Emperor Paul I". He must become the commander and, together with the sent commissar, lead the regiment to the front in the Black Sea region.
Who directed An Optimistic Tragedy?
An Optimistic Tragedy was directed by Samson Samsonov.
Who stars in An Optimistic Tragedy?
The principal cast of An Optimistic Tragedy includes Margarita Volodina, Boris Andreyev, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Vsevolod Sanayev, Orvo Björninen.
When was An Optimistic Tragedy released and how long is it?
An Optimistic Tragedy was released in 1963 with a total runtime of 2h 1m.
Who composed the musical score for An Optimistic Tragedy?
The original motion picture soundtrack for An Optimistic Tragedy was composed by Vasily Dekhteryov.