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The Great Warrior Skanderbeg (Albanian: Luftëtari i madh i Shqipërisë Skënderbeu; Russian: Великий воин Албании Скандербег, romanized: Velikiy voin Albanii Skanderbeg) is a 1953 Soviet-Albanian biopic directed by Sergei Yutkevich. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival where it earned the International Prize. Yutkevich also earned the Special Mention award for his direction.[1]

The Great Warrior Skanderbeg
Film poster
Directed by	Sergei Yutkevich
Written by	Mikhail Papava
Starring	Akaki Khorava
Cinematography	Yevgeni Andrikanis
Music by	Georgy Sviridov Çesk Zadeja
Release date	28 November 1953 (1953-11-28)
Running time	120 minutes
Countries	Soviet Union Albania
Languages	Russian Albanian

The film is a biography of George Kastriot Skanderbeg (1405–1468), widely known as Skanderbeg, a 15th-century Albanian lord who defended his land against the Ottoman Empire for more than two decades.

In 2012, for the 100th anniversary of Albanian independence, the film was remastered for high definition with new voices, music, and sound effects.[2]

Cast

• Akaki Khorava as Gjergj Kastrioti / Skanderbeg (dubbed in Albanian by Lec Bushati)
• Besa Imami as Donika Kastrioti
• Adivie Alibali as Mamica
• Semyon Sokolovsky as Hamza Kastrioti
• Veriko Andjaparidze as Voisava Kastrioti (Dafina)
• Georgi Chernovolenko as Marash
• Naim Frashëri as Pal Kuka
• Oleg Zhakov as Tanush Topia
• Aleksandr Vertinsky as Francesco Foscari Doge of Venice
• Sergo Zaqariadze
• Vladimir Belokurov as Đurađ Branković Serbian King
• Vahram Papazyan
• Marie Logoreci as Countess

References

External links

• The Great Warrior Skanderbeg at IMDb

На других языках

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- [en] The Great Warrior Skanderbeg

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[ru] Великий воин Албании Скандербег

«Великий воин Албании Скандербег» (алб. Skënderbeu) — советско-албанский художественный фильм 1953 года. Исторический фильм для широкой зрительской аудитории. Дебютная роль в кино Юрия Яковлева.

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