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Heroes of Shipka

Geroi Shipki
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Geroite na Shipka – Original Bulgarian poster
Directed by Sergei Vasilyev
Written by Arkadi Perventsev
Starring Ivan Pereverzev
Apostol Karamitev
Viktor Avdyushko
Georgi Yumatov
Music by Petar Stupel, Nikolay Kryukov
Cinematography Mihail Kirilov
Edited by Yelena Bazhenova
Distributed by Lenfilm
Release date
25 February 1955 (USSR)
Running time
137 minutes
Country Soviet Union
Bulgaria
Language Russian
Bulgarian

Geroite na Shipka (Bulgarian: Героите на Шипка; Russian: Герои Шипки, Geroi Shipki; in English: Shipka heroes; US title: Heroes of Shipka) is a 1955 Soviet Union/Bulgarian co-production drama film. It tells the story of the famous Battle of Shipka Pass during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78. The production companies behind the film are Boyana Film, Bulgar Film and Lenfilm.

The film won the Best Director Award at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival.



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