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The Nightingale (1936 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Nightingale' is a 1936 Soviet drama film directed by Nikolai Ekk and starring Valentina Ivashova, Z. Kashkarova and Nikolai Ekk.Bawden, p.227
The film's sets were designed by the art director Ivan Stepanov.
It is the first Soviet feature film shot in color.
Plot
The events in the film take place in pre-revolutionary Russia. A riot of workers of a large porcelain factory is taking place. After the burning of one of the shops, Grunya's father dies in the fire. The owner of the factory caused the fire in order to obtain a fine from the workers. Grunya urgers the workers to fight, but is injured, yet she still urges the people not to give up.
Cast
* Valentina Ivashova as Grunya Kornakova
* Z. Kashkarova as Grunya's Mother
* Nikolai Ekk as Uncle Andrei
* A. Kosanov as Foreman
* Ivan Lavrov as Grunya's Father
* Mikhail Doronin as M. Novostalano
* Vladimir Batalov as N. Luznetsov
* G. Yegorova as His Wife
* M. Skavronskaya
* Yelena Maksimova
* Vera Lopatina
* A.I. Vasilyeva
* A. Ignatyeva
* L. Tisse
See also
* List of early color feature films
References
Bibliography
* Liz-Anne Bawden (ed.) 'The Oxford Companion to Film'. Oxford University Press, 1976.
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