The Volga Boatman (1926 film)

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The Volga Boatman is a 1926 American silent romantic drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, set during the Russian Revolution and known for its sweeping spectacle and melodramatic love story.

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instanceOf silent film
artDirection Mitchell Leisen NERFINISHED
basedOn original story by Konrad Bercovici
cinematography Archie Stout NERFINISHED
J. Peverell Marley NERFINISHED
costumeDesign Mitchell Leisen NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Cecil B. DeMille NERFINISHED
distributor Pathé Exchange NERFINISHED
Producers Distributing Corporation NERFINISHED
era silent era of Hollywood cinema
filmFormat 35 mm
filmingStyle epic historical melodrama
genre historical drama
melodrama
romantic drama
hasIntertitlesLanguage English
hasTheme class conflict
cross-class romance
revolution
knownFor large-scale crowd scenes
melodramatic storytelling
sweeping spectacle
language Silent
narrativeFocus love story between an aristocratic woman and a peasant boatman
notableFor depiction of Bolsheviks and aristocracy
partOf Cecil B. DeMille filmography
producer Cecil B. DeMille NERFINISHED
productionCompany DeMille Pictures Corporation NERFINISHED
releaseDateUS February 1926
releaseYear 1926
runtimeMinutes 111
scoreComposerForReleases various accompanists for silent screenings
screenwriter Jeanie Macpherson NERFINISHED
Lenore J. Coffee NERFINISHED
setting Russian Revolution NERFINISHED
starring Elinor Fair NERFINISHED
George Fawcett NERFINISHED
Julia Faye NERFINISHED
Robert Edeson NERFINISHED
Victor Varconi NERFINISHED
William Boyd NERFINISHED
timePeriodDepicted early 20th century Russia

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