Suvorov (film)

Suvorov (Russian: Суворов) is a 1941 Soviet film directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin and Mikhail Doller, based on the life of Russian general Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov (1729 – 1800), one of the few great generals in history who never lost a battle. The film premiered in Russia 23 January 1941 (i.e., before the German attack). It was released as General Suvorov in the USA. In 1941 Pudovkin, Doller, Cherkasov-Sergeyev, and Khanov received the Stalin Prize for the film.

Suvorov
Film poster
Directed by	Vsevolod Pudovkin Mikhail Doller
Written by	Georgiy Grebner Nikolai Ravich
Starring	Nikolai Cherkasov-Sergeyev Aleksandr Khanov Mikhail Astangov
Cinematography	Anatoli Golovnya Tamara Lobova
Music by	Yuri Shaporin
Production company	Mosfilm
Release dates	23 January 1941 (1941-01-23) (USSR) 19 September 1941 (1941-09-19) (U.S.)
Running time	2948 metres (108 minutes)
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

Cast

• Nikolai Cherkasov-Sergeyev as Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov
• Aleksandr Khanov as Platonych
• Mikhail Astangov as Aleksey Andreyevich Arakcheyev
• Apollon Yachnitsky as Pavel I
• Georgi Kovrov as Prokhor
• S. Kiligin as Pyotr Bagration
• Vsevolod Aksyonov as Meshchersky
• Aleksandr Antonov as Colonel Tyurin, commander of the Azov regiment
• Aleksandr Khvylya
• Galina Kravchenko as Lopukhina (uncredited)
• Anatoli Solovyov

External links

• Suvorov at IMDb