The Squadron Turns Westward

04/04/1966

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1hr 25min

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Drama

,History

STORY

The action takes place in Odesa in 1918-1919. At the request of General Denikin, a French squadron arrives in Odesa to restore order in the city. Odesa Bolsheviks are trying to convince the sailors to leave the city. At the center of the story is the heroic fate of Frenchwoman Jeanne-Marie Lyabourb (1877-1919), shot by French interventionists.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Elza Lezhdey
  • Nelli Lazareva
  • Adolf Shestakov
  • Roman Khomyatov
  • Stanislav Chekan

    Director

  • Mykola Vinhranovsky

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Odessa Film Studio

    Production Countries

  • Soviet Union

LANGUAGES

  • Russian