The Nightingale () is a 1936 Soviet drama film directed by Nikolai Ekk and starring Valentina Ivashova, Z. Kashkarova and Nikolai Ekk.Bawden, p.227
The film's sets were designed by the art director Ivan Stepanov.
It is the first Soviet feature film shot in color.
Plot The events in the film take place in pre-revolutionary Russia. A riot of workers of a large porcelain factory is taking place. After the burning of one of the shops, Grunya's father dies in the fire. The owner of the factory caused the fire in order to obtain a fine from the workers. Grunya urges the workers to fight, but is injured, yet she still urges the people not to give up.
Cast Valentina Ivashova as Grunya Kornakova Z. Kashkarova as Grunya's Mother Nikolai Ekk as Uncle Andrei A. Kosanov as Foreman Ivan Lavrov as Grunya's Father Mikhail Doronin as M. Novostalano Vladimir Batalov as N. Luznetsov G. Yegorova as His Wife M. Skavronskaya Yelena Maksimova Vera Lopatina A.I. Vasilyeva A. Ignatyeva L. Tisse
See also List of early color feature films
References
Bibliography Liz-Anne Bawden (ed.) The Oxford Companion to Film. Oxford University Press, 1976.
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