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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Volga Boatman (1926 film) canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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
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surface form:
United States
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| 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
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George Fawcett NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Faye NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Edeson NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Varconi NERFINISHED ⓘ William Boyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | early 20th century Russia ⓘ |
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Subject: The Volga Boatman (1926 film) Description of subject: 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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