Stjenka Rasin is a 1936 German historical drama film directed by Alexandre Volkoff and starring Wera Engels, Hans Adalbert Schlettow and Heinrich George.[1] It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gustav A. Knauer and Alexander Mügge. It is also known by the alternative title Wolga, Wolga.
| Stjenka Rasin | |
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| Directed by | Alexandre Volkoff |
| Written by | Kurt Heynicke Alf Teichs |
| Produced by | Fred Lyssa Vahayn Badal |
| Starring | Wera Engels Hans Adalbert Schlettow Heinrich George |
| Cinematography | Franz Weihmayr |
| Edited by | Munni Obal |
| Music by | Rudolf Perak |
Production company | Badal-Film |
| Distributed by | Terra Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Synopsis
editThe plot revolves around the Cossack Stenka Razin who led a peasant uprising against the Tsarist authorities in seventeenth century Russia.
Cast
edit- Wera Engels as Prinzessin Dolgoruki
- Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Stjenka Rasin
- Heinrich George as Fürst Dolgoruki
- Anton Pointner as Fürst Prosorowsky
- Rudolf Platte as Filka
- Olaf Bach as Wasska
- Philipp Manning as Zar Alexey Michailowitsch
- Wolfgang Keppler as Jegorka
- Hubert von Meyerinck as Borodin
- Hans Joachim Schaufuß as Nikolka
References
editBibliography
edit- Rentschler, Eric. The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife. Harvard University Press, 1996.
- Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1936. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
- Waldman, Harry. Nazi Films in America, 1933-1942. McFarland, 2008.
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