| 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 |
| Cinematography | Mihail Kirilov |
| Edited by | Yelena Bazhenova |
| Music by | Petar Stupel, Nikolay Kryukov |
| Distributed by | Lenfilm |
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Running time | 137 minutes |
| Countries | Soviet Union Bulgaria |
| Languages | 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 historical 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.[1]
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Heroes of Shipka". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 2011-08-22. Retrieved 2009-02-01.