The Ballad of Bering and His Friends

The Ballad of Bering and His Friends (Russian: Баллада о Беринге и его друзьях) is a 1970 Soviet adventure film directed by Yuri Shvyryov.

The Ballad of Bering and His Friends
Russian: Баллада о Беринге и его друзьях
Directed by	Yuri Shvyryov
Written by	Iosif Osipov Viktor Shklovskiy Yuri Shvyryov
Starring	Kārlis Sebris Igor Ledogorov Yuri Nazarov Valentin Nikulin Gennadi Frolov Leonid Kuravlyov
Cinematography	Konstantin Arutyunov
Music by	Bogdan Trotsyuk
Release date	1970 (1970)
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

Plot

The film tells the story of the Danish-born Russian explorer Vitus Bering, who, by decree of Peter the Great in 1725, led the First Kamchatka expedition and made new discoveries, expanding the borders of the Russian Empire.

Cast

• Kārlis Sebris as Vitus Bering
• Igor Ledogorov as Dmitry Ovtsyn
• Yuri Nazarov as Aleksei Chirikov
• Valentin Nikulin as Georg Steller
• Gennadi Frolov as Starodubtsev
• Leonid Kuravlyov
• Vija Artmane as Anna Bering
• Roman Tkachuk as Tsar Peter I
• Dzidra Ritenberga as Empress Catherine I
• Nonna Mordyukova as Empress Anna Ioannovna

External links

• The Ballad of Bering and His Friends at IMDb