| The Volga Boatman | |
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 Poster for film | |
| Directed by | Cecil B. DeMille Frank Urson (asst. director) |
| Written by | Lenore J. Coffee |
| Based on | The Volga Boatman byKonrad Bercovici |
| Produced by | Cecil B. DeMille |
| Starring | William Boyd Victor Varconi Elinor Fair |
| Cinematography | J. Peverell Marley Arthur C. Miller Fred Westerberg |
| Edited by | Anne Bauchens |
| Music by | Hugo Riesenfeld |
Production company | Cecil De Mille Pictures Corp. |
| Distributed by | Producers Distributing Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (Englishintertitles) |
| Budget | $479,357[2] |
| Box office | $1,275,375[2] |
The Volga Boatman is a 1926 Americansilentdrama film directed byCecil B. DeMille,[3] who reportedly said the film was, "his greatest achievement in picture making".[citation needed] The film's budget was $479,000 and it grossed $1.27 million.[2] The film was highly successful, turningWilliam Boyd into matinee idol overnight.
As described in a film magazine review,[4] Vera, a princess engaged to a Russian nobleman, falls in love with Feodor, a youngboatman. A revolution breaks out and the threatened princess is saved by the boatman, and brought to an inn as his wife. Here they are both captured by the royal army, where the woman’s former sweetheart makes her dance for the drunken soldiers. The boatman shoots one of them, and he and the princess are ordered to be shot. They are saved in time by the revolutionists, who force the noblemen to assume their places as boatmen. Realizing they are in love with each other, the boatman and the princess go their way.
The film was based on a 1926Konrad Bercovici novel of the same title and was adapted for the screen byLenore J. Coffee.Mitchell Leisen,Anton Grot, and Max Parker served as art directors. Costumes were done by Adrian.[5]
Location shooting for the film was carried out nearRio Vista, California, in 1925.[5]
Complete prints ofThe Volga Boatman are held by:
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.[citation needed]
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