During his reign, Peter the Great seriously thought about creating a combat-ready navy. According to the order of the sovereign, in Russia, ships began to be built at an accelerated pace. In addition, Peter wanted the competent and skilled Russian captains, and not foreign mercenaries, to lead the Russian fleet.
To implement his plan, he sent young nobles abroad to comprehend science. But not every aristocrat benefited from the doctrine, as the musical comedy “Tobacco Captain” narrates. Actors played in the film famous. Their names, as well as the plot of the picture, are presented in the article.
Svinin
The well-known reformer is going to establish close contact with the hitherto unknown Europe. To learn the difficult maritime craft, he is going to send the sons of noble parents to Holland. He needs smart young noblemen who will be able to learn navigation from the Dutch sailors. Among those who have to go abroad, the main candidate was the negligent loafer-nobleman. Anton Svinin - this is the name of this hero of the comedy "Tobacco Captain". Actor Victor Krivonos played a negligent student.
Love
Anton’s mother did not want to let her son go, she persuaded the king to have mercy, but all her requests were in vain. The sovereign’s order was: “Mama’s son must be trained in Amsterdam!” On his return, if Anton would be diligent in his studies, Pyotr Alekseevich made a promise to marry him to the beautiful Lyuba Smurova, the daughter of a wealthy merchant - the main character of the film “Tobacco Captain”.
The actors who took part in the filming in those days (and the film was released in 1972) were real stars of Soviet cinema. The performer of the role of Lyuba is no exception. Natalya Fateeva played the role of the beloved girl Svinin in the film "Tobacco Captain".
The actors were carefully selected. Eugene Shapin played the role of serf Ivan, whom Svinin took with him to the overseas city. The servant was a smart guy and surprisingly quick-witted.
Ivan
In a foreign country, a noble nobleman learned only to play dice and hunt, learned several French verbs. And the basics of navigation were studied by his servant, dressed in master's dress. The clever Ivan answered questions of teachers, made drawings, mastered all the secrets and subtleties of ship art, and also managed to clean his boots, put on and wash the lazy barchuk.
And so the Russian autocrat solemnly meets the young men who returned home after training. He is ready to produce the midshipmen as captains. Anton Svinin has the best certificate. Therefore, the king honored him with a great honor - to introduce the majestic handsome frigate Ingermanland into the harbor. But the ignorant actions of the ignorant led to the fact that the ship was on the verge of destruction. And it was Ivan's finest hour. He boldly rushed to the aid of his master, demonstrating the wonders of folk savvy. Skillful and quick team guy pulled the ship out of danger.
The king learns about the substitution, the situation is clarified. As a reward, the sovereign buys a servant from Svinin, paying for it with tobacco seed, which was very expensive. The former serf receives the nobility, becomes an officer in the navy and marries Lyuba, whom he has long been in love with. Now he was jokingly called the "tobacco captain."
Actors and roles
The first Russian emperor was played by Vladlen Davydov. In the track record of the actor there were many majestic roles. In 1944, he played the role of Ivan the Terrible. In the postwar period, mostly played by Soviet officers.
For Evgeny Shapin, the role of the “tobacco captain” became the most striking film work. Acting career for him is not in the first place. After all, Shapin is a soloist of the Leningrad Operetta Theater. Other actors in the movie “Tobacco Captain”: Nikolai Trofimov, Lyudmila Gurchenko, Sergey Filippov, George Vitsin, Maria Politsemaiko.