The Volga Boatman is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, who reportedly said the film was, "his greatest achievement in picture making". The film's budget was $479,000 and grossed $1.27 million. The film was highly successful, turning William Boyd into matinee idol overnight. The filming location was Wood Island, near Rio Vista, California in 1925.

The Volga Boatman
Poster for film
Directed by	Cecil B. DeMille
Written by	Konrad Bercovici Lenore J. Coffee
Produced by	Cecil B. DeMille
Starring	William Boyd
Cinematography	J. Peverell Marley Arthur C. Miller Fred Westerberg
Edited by	Anne Bauchens
Music by	Hugo Riesenfeld
Distributed by	Producers Distributing Corporation
Release date	May 23, 1926 (1926-05-23)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Cast

• William Boyd as Feodor, a Volga boatman
• Elinor Fair as Vera, a princess
• Robert Edeson as Prince Nikita
• Victor Varconi as Prince Dimitri
• Julia Faye as Mariusha, a gypsy
• Theodore Kosloff as Stefan, a blacksmith
• Arthur Rankin as Vashi, a Boatman
• Ed Brady as A Boatman (uncredited)
• Charles Clary as Red Army officer (uncredited)
• Gino Corrado as White Army officer (uncredited)
• Lillian Elliott as landlady (uncredited)
• John George as Red Army soldier (uncredited)

Home media

On June 27, 2000, the film was released on VHS by Kino Video. In July 2014, The Video Cellar released a lightly tinted DVD version of the film, and is currently the most widely available version. However, this version does not contain a musical score.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Volga Boatman (film).

• The Volga Boatman at IMDb
• allmovie/synopsis
• The Volga Boatman at SilentEra.com
• The Volga Boatman DVD issue
• The Volga Boatman (1926) A Silent Film Review | Movies Silently

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