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The Volga Boatman (1926 film)
The Volga Boatman is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, who reportedly said the film was, "his greatest achievement in picture making". The film's budget was $479,000 and grossed $1.27 million. The film was highly successful, turning William Boyd into matinee idol overnight. The filming location was Wood Island, near Rio Vista, California in 1925.
| The Volga Boatman | |
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Poster for film | |
| Directed by | Cecil B. DeMille |
| Written by | Konrad Bercovici Lenore J. Coffee |
| Produced by | Cecil B. DeMille |
| Starring | William Boyd |
| Cinematography | J. Peverell Marley Arthur C. Miller Fred Westerberg |
| Edited by | Anne Bauchens |
| Music by | Hugo Riesenfeld |
| Distributed by | Producers Distributing Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Cast
- William Boyd as Feodor, a Volga boatman
- Elinor Fair as Vera, a princess
- Robert Edeson as Prince Nikita
- Victor Varconi as Prince Dimitri
- Julia Faye as Mariusha, a gypsy
- Theodore Kosloff as Stefan, a blacksmith
- Arthur Rankin as Vashi, a Boatman
- Ed Brady as A Boatman (uncredited)
- Charles Clary as Red Army officer (uncredited)
- Gino Corrado as White Army officer (uncredited)
- Lillian Elliott as landlady (uncredited)
- John George as Red Army soldier (uncredited)
Home media
On June 27, 2000, the film was released on VHS by Kino Video. In July 2014, The Video Cellar released a lightly tinted DVD version of the film, and is currently the most widely available version. However, this version does not contain a musical score.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Volga Boatman (film).
- The Volga Boatman at IMDb
- allmovie/synopsis
- The Volga Boatman at SilentEra.com
- The Volga Boatman DVD issue
- The Volga Boatman (1926) A Silent Film Review | Movies Silently