The Soviet television seven-part adventure feature film "The Old Fortress" was a favorite film of many children and adolescents in the USSR. The basis of his script was the eponymous trilogy novel written by Vladimir Belyaev. You can learn about the creators and actors of the film "Old Fortress" from this article.
Plot
The events shown in this film are set in the small town of Kamenetz-Podolsky, on the border with Romania. During the Civil War, the old fortress served as a haven for the red partisans. Subsequently, it was captured by Petliurists.
A thirteen-year-old teenager, Vasil Manjura, along with his comrades Petya Marimukha and Yuzik Starodomsky become not only witnesses, but also participants in the battles for the liberation, and then the establishment of Soviet power in their hometown. Their mentor, who helps children understand the causes of the class struggle, becomes the underground Bolshevik Timothy Sergunin.
When Vasil grew up, he again had to join the battle, as the city was in danger again - he was seized by a counter-revolutionary gang that terrifies the locals ...
Basic information about the picture
"The Old Fortress" - a film from 1973-1976, shot by directors Alexander Muratov and Mikhail Belikov at the film studio named after Alexandra Dovzhenko. This television series is divided into three parts: “Commissioner Sergushin”, “Haunted House” and “City by the Sea”.
The script for the film was written by Alexander Muratov and Vladimir Sosyura. Camera work Valery Bashkatov and Alexander Yanovsky. The music for the film was written by Vadim Khrapachev and Oleg Karavaychuk.
the main role
In the Soviet trilogy “The Old Fortress” Andrei Fedorov was to play Vasil Manjur in childhood (1-3 series). This young actor extremely talented embodied on the screen of his character. Unfortunately, this was his only role. He did not act in films anymore, and no information was found about his future fate.
The actor of the film "The Old Fortress" Vladimir Leletko played already grown up Vasil Manjuru in 4-5 series. Prior to that, he managed to star in three films - Green Chains (1970), Damn Dozen (1970) and Red Bees (1972). In the 1980s, he served in the Leningrad Drama Theater. V. Komissarzhevskaya, and later - at the St. Petersburg Comedy Theater. N. Akimova. Currently, the filmography of the actor has more than 40 projects.
Andrei Sorokin played the main character in the last two series. In total, the actor has 9 film works, and one film, where he acted as a producer. Since the mid-1970s, he has been playing on the stage of one of the Moscow theaters.
Other characters
The actor of the film "The Old Fortress" Leonid Nevedomsky played one of the main roles - Timofey Sergushin. He starred in more than 90 television and movies. In 1994, he became People's Artist of the Russian Federation. He played on the stage of "Russian Entreprise" to them. A. Mironov and the Bolshoi Theater Theater. Here are the three most watched television series in which this actor starred - "Deadly Force", "Saboteur 2: The End of the War" and "Yesenin."
The image of Petliura on the screen was recreated by the famous actor Evgeny Evstigneev. His creative career was extremely diverse. His filmography consists of more than 140 roles of paintings. He played on the stage of the Vladimir Regional Drama Theater. A. Lunacharsky, "Contemporary" and the Moscow Art Theater. He took an active part in the creation of a large number of radio performances, was engaged in dubbing films and cartoons. He was awarded the Orders of Lenin and the Red Banner of Labor. Since 1983, People's Artist of the USSR. The last film with his participation - “Ermak” - was released in 1996, four years after his death. In it, he played Ivan the Terrible.
Another actor of the film “Old Fortress” is Yefim Kopelyan. His character is Dr. Grigorenko. The artist began his film career in 1932, but the real popularity came to him only in the 50s. His best works are recognized as the paintings "Eternal Call", "Elusive Avengers", "Intervention" and "Straw Hat". His voice, which has become, without exaggeration, a symbol of that era, sounds behind the scenes of the beloved Soviet television series “Seventeen Moments of Spring”.