The Great Warrior Skanderbeg
For other uses, see Skanderbeg (disambiguation).
| The Great Warrior Skanderbeg | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sergei Yutkevich |
| Written by | Mikhail Papava |
| Starring | Akaki Khorava |
| Cinematography | Yevgeni Andrikanis |
Release dates |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country |
Albania Soviet Union |
| Language | Albanian |
The Great Warrior Skanderbeg (Albanian: Skenderbeu, Russian: Velikiy voin Albanii Skanderbeg) is a 1953 Albanian-Soviet drama film directed by Sergei Yutkevich. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival where it earned the International Prize. Yutkevich also earned the Special Mention award for his direction.[1]
The film is a biography of George Kastriot Skanderbeg (1405 – 1468), widely known as Skanderbeg, a 15th-century Albanian lord who defended his land against the Ottoman Empire for more than two decades.
In 2012, for the 100th anniversary of Albanian independence, the film was remastered for high definition with new voices, music, and sound effects.[2]
Cast
- Akaki Khorava as Gjergj Kastrioti, aka Skanderbeg - dubbed in Albanian by Pjetër Gjoka
- Besa Imami as Donika
- Adivie Alibali as Mamica
- Semyon Sokolovsky as Hamza
- Veriko Andjaparidze as Dafina
- Georgi Chernovolenko as Marash
- Naim Frashëri as Pal
- Oleg Zhakov
- Aleksandr Vertinsky as Doge of Venice
- Sergo Zaqariadze
- Vladimir Belokurov
- Vahram Papazyan
- Marie Logoreci as Countess
- Boris Tenin
References
- ↑ "Festival de Cannes: The Great Warrior Skanderbeg". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
- ↑ "Skenderbeu: HD". Top Channel. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
External links
- The Great Warrior Skanderbeg at the Internet Movie Database
- The Great Warrior Skanderbeg is available for free download at the Internet Archive (German dub)