Оптимистическая трагедия
1918 year. A woman commissar has been appointed from the Central Committee of the Bolshevik Party to the Russian warship Gromoboi, which is ruled by anarchist sailors. The leader of the ship is the anarchist Vozhak. The Commissioner was instructed to reorganize the naval detachment into the First Sailor Regiment. She faces a difficult task: to win the authority of the sailors and eradicate anarchy. Of the remaining officers on the ship — lieutenant Bering, who served in the tsarist fleet on the battleship "Emperor Paul I". He must become the commander and, together with the sent commissar, lead the regiment to the front in the Black Sea region.
An Optimistic Tragedy (1963) is a war, drama and history film directed by Samson Samsonov, released on June 12, 1963 with a runtime of 2h 1m. It stars Margarita Volodina, Boris Andreyev, Vyacheslav Tikhonov and Vsevolod Sanayev. Viewers rate it 5.2 out of 10 across 13 ratings.
Margarita Volodina
as commissar
Boris Andreyev
as vozhak
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
as Aleksei
Vsevolod Sanayev
as Siplyy
Orvo Björninen
as Vainonen
Vsevolod Safonov
as Bering
Ivan Zhevago
as boatswain
Daniil Netrebin
as Ryaboy
Grigory Mikhaylov
as old sailor
Pyotr Sobolevsky
as ship's doctor
Erast Garin
as vozhachok
Oleg Strizhenov
as first officer
Directed by Samson Samsonov, written by Sofiya Vishnevetskaya, Samson Samsonov and Vsevolod Vishnevsky.
Average viewer score of 5.2/10 from 13 ratings.
A homophobic, anti-Ukrainian, Muscovian paternalistic slog. A brave Muscovian commissar teaches the devious, treacherous homo anarchist Ukrainians how to be good. They are animalistic, mob-like, they roar like animals when they die, they are granny killing rapists. The film offers an amazing intro, some beautiful scenes and Margarita Volodina is a compelling actress, but the film is stilted, needlessly slow and…
Reviewed on May 11, 2023
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The main cast of An Optimistic Tragedy (1963) includes Margarita Volodina, Boris Andreyev, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Vsevolod Sanayev and Orvo Björninen. The film was directed by Samson Samsonov. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
An Optimistic Tragedy was released on June 12, 1963 and runs for 2h 1m.
An Optimistic Tragedy (1963) holds an average rating of 5.2 out of 10 from 13 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy war, drama and history films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
