The Ballad of Bering and His Friends
| The Ballad of Bering and His Friends | |
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| Russian: Баллада о Беринге и его друзьях | |
| Directed by | Yuri Shvyryov |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Konstantin Arutyunov |
| Music by | Bogdan Trotsyuk |
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| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
The Ballad of Bering and His Friends (Russian: Баллада о Беринге и его друзьях) is a 1970 Soviet adventure film directed by Yuri Shvyryov.[1][2][3]
Plot
[edit]The film tells the story of the Danish-born Russian explorer Vitus Bering, who, by decree of Peter the Great in 1725, led the First Kamchatka expedition and made new discoveries, expanding the borders of the Russian Empire.[4]
Cast
[edit]- Kārlis Sebris as Vitus Bering
- Igor Ledogorov as Dmitry Ovtsyn
- Yuri Nazarov as Aleksei Chirikov
- Valentin Nikulin as Georg Steller
- Gennadi Frolov as Starodubtsev
- Leonid Kuravlyov
- Vija Artmane as Anna Bering
- Roman Tkachuk as Tsar Peter I
- Dzidra Ritenberga as Empress Catherine I
- Nonna Mordyukova as Empress Anna Ioannovna[5]