Principal cast
Yelena Kuzmina, Lev Sverdlin, Nikolay Kryuchkov, Boris Barnet and Ismail Efendiyev
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By the Bluest of Seas
About the film
By the Bluest of Seas at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1935 film at stop 279 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
Two men shipwrecked on an island in the Caspian Sea are saved by members of a collective farm, where they work on its fishing boats and woo the young woman leading the fishermen.
Key craft credits
Mikhail Kirillov (director of photography), Mirza Mustafayev (director of photography), Sergey Pototsky (original music composer) and Viktor Aden (production design)
- Director
- Boris Barnet
- Release
- 1936-04-20
- Runtime
- 69 minutes
- Genres
- Romance, Drama and Comedy
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
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Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example โFull cast
Full cast
- Yelena KuzminaCharacter: Maria aka Misha
- Lev SverdlinCharacter: Yussuf
- Nikolay KryuchkovCharacter: Aliosha
- Boris Barnet
- Ismail Efendiyev
- Semyon SvashenkoCharacter: Fishing kolkhoz chaiman
- Aleksey DolininCharacter: Petka
- Lyalya SateyevaCharacter: Lyuba
- Aleksandr ZhukovCharacter: collective farmer
- Sergei Komarov
- Nikolai BogolyubovCharacter: Maria's fiancรฉ
- Mirzaagha Aliyev
Full crew
Full crew
- Boris BarnetCredits: Director
- Klimenti MintsCredits: Writer
- Mikhail KirillovCredits: Director of Photography
- K. PavlidiCredits: Assistant Director
- Viktor AdenCredits: Production Design
- Sergey PototskyCredits: Original Music Composer
- Samad MardanovCredits: Co-Director
- Mirza MustafayevCredits: Director of Photography
- Adolf GornshteinCredits: Sound Director
- Mammad AliliCredits: Assistant Director
- S. AntipovCredits: Visual Effects Camera
- Moisey AleynikovCredits: Producer
- Maria TorgantsevaCredits: Executive Producer
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