--- title: 'Defence of Sevastopol (1911)' type: 'film' director: 'Aleksandr Khanzhonkov' released: '1911-01-01' runtime_minutes: 100 genres: - 'History' - 'War' countries: - 'Russian Empire' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/defence-of-sevastopol-1911' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0191323/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # Defence of Sevastopol (1911) 1911 · 100 min · History, War · Russian Empire Original title: Оборона Севастополя ## Synopsis Defence of Sevastopol is a 1911 historical war film about the Siege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War and one of the most important films in the history of Russian cinema and cinema in general. It was the first feature film made in the Russian Empire and it premiered on 26 October at the Livadia Palace of Tsar Nicolas II. It was also the first film in the world recorded using two cameras. The film was also notable for using special "sound effects" and for using the actual war veterans as consultants. ## Credits - **Director:** [Aleksandr Khanzhonkov](https://cinepixo.com/people/aleksandr-khanzhonkov), [Vasily Goncharov](https://cinepixo.com/people/vasily-goncharov) - **Screenplay:** [Aleksandr Khanzhonkov](https://cinepixo.com/people/aleksandr-khanzhonkov), [Vasily Goncharov](https://cinepixo.com/people/vasily-goncharov) - **Producer:** [Aleksandr Khanzhonkov](https://cinepixo.com/people/aleksandr-khanzhonkov) - **Original Music Composer:** [Grigory Kazachenko](https://cinepixo.com/people/grigory-kazachenko) - **Director of Photography:** [Louis Forestier](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-forestier) ## Cast - [Andrey Gromov](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrey-gromov-2) - [Ivan Mozzhukhin](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-mozzhukhin) - [Arseny Bibikov](https://cinepixo.com/people/arseny-bibikov) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/defence-of-sevastopol-1911 Film facts: Wikidata (Q2386718); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.