The Chelyuskinites
Челюскинцы
Synopsis
In February 1934, the steamship Chelyuskin was crushed by ice and sank in the Chukchi Sea. The ship's crew and members of the scientific expedition landed on a drifting ice floe, where they remained for two months. How did people live on the ice floe? How did they cope with loneliness and dispel dark thoughts? In addition to work, when the weather was good, they played soccer, volleyball, and town ball. They went on ski trips. They read. They managed to save four books: Pushkin's poems, Longfellow's "The Song of Hiawatha," Hamsun's "Pan," and the third volume of Sholokhov's "Quiet Don." We reminisced about our former lives, watched the northern lights, fought illness, dreamed, froze... In the evenings, we listened to a precious Marlene Dietrich record—we managed to save the gramophone, but only with two records. We published a wall newspaper called "We Will Not Surrender." They tried to be witty, played pranks. They created a choir...
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Mikhail Yershov
- Screenplay & Story
- Oskar Kurganov
- Original Score
- Oleg Khromushin
- Original Title
- Челюскинцы
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 2h 14m
- Production Studios
- Lenfilm
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Mikhail Yershov
Oskar Kurganov
Oleg Khromushin
Nikolay Zhilin
Department Leadership Roster
Nikolay Zhilin
Director of Photography
Oskar Kurganov
Writer
Mikhail Yershov
Director
Mikhail Ivanov
Production Design
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What is The Chelyuskinites about?
In February 1934, the steamship Chelyuskin was crushed by ice and sank in the Chukchi Sea. The ship's crew and members of the scientific expedition landed on a drifting ice floe, where they remained for two months. How did people live on the ice floe? How did they cope with loneliness and dispel dark thoughts? In addition to work, when the weather was good, they played soccer, volleyball, and town ball. They went on ski trips. They read. They managed to save four books: Pushkin's poems, Longfellow's "The Song of Hiawatha," Hamsun's "Pan," and the third volume of Sholokhov's "Quiet Don." We reminisced about our former lives, watched the northern lights, fought illness, dreamed, froze... In the evenings, we listened to a precious Marlene Dietrich record—we managed to save the gramophone, but only with two records. We published a wall newspaper called "We Will Not Surrender." They tried to be witty, played pranks. They created a choir...
Who directed The Chelyuskinites?
The Chelyuskinites was directed by Mikhail Yershov.
Who stars in The Chelyuskinites?
The principal cast of The Chelyuskinites includes Aleksandr Lazarev, Pyotr Velyaminov, Igor Komarov, Evgeniy Gvozdyov, Valery Kravchenko.
When was The Chelyuskinites released and how long is it?
The Chelyuskinites was released in 1985 with a total runtime of 2h 14m.
Who composed the musical score for The Chelyuskinites?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Chelyuskinites was composed by Oleg Khromushin.