The Squadron Turns Westward

Overview

The action takes place in Odesa in 1918-1919. At the request of General Denikin, a French squadron arrives in Odesa to restore order in the city. Odesa Bolsheviks are trying to convince the sailors to leave the city. At the center of the story is the heroic fate of Frenchwoman Jeanne-Marie Lyabourb (1877-1919), shot by French interventionists.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 4, 1966

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Odessa Film Studio

Cast

Semyon Krupnik,Vyacheslav Shalevich,Georgios Sovchis,Nelli Lazareva,Roman Khomyatov,Adolf Shestakov,Dmytro Milyutenko,Volodymyr Dalskyi,Elvira Brunovskaya,Vladimir Soshalskyand 6 more

Director

Miron Bilinskiy,Mykola Vinhranovskyi

Writer

Aleksandr Levada,Miron Bilinskiy,V. Berezinskiy,Mikhail Matusovsky

Producer

Grigoriy Kogan

Cinematography

Valentin Zheleznyakov

Music

Nikita Bogoslovskiy

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt5036458