Zhukovsky (film)
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Zhukovsky is a 1950 Soviet
Cinema of the Soviet Union
The cinema of the Soviet Union, not to be confused with "Cinema of Russia" despite Russian language films being predominant in both genres, includes several film contributions of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union reflecting elements of their pre-Soviet culture, language and history,...

 film
Film
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 directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin
Vsevolod Pudovkin
Vsevolod Illarionovich Pudovkin was a Russian and Soviet film director, screenwriter and actor who developed influential theories of montage...

 and Dmitri Vasilyev
Dmitri Vasilyev (director)
Dmitri Ivanovich Vasilyev was a Soviet film director. He directed in 9 films between 1931 and 1960.-Selected filmography:* Iron Brigade ; co-directed with Mikhail Verner* Lenin in October ; co-directed with Mikhail Romm...

, based on the life of Russian scientist Nikolai Zhukovsky (1847-1921), founding father of modern aero-
Aerodynamics
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 and hydrodynamics. In 1950 Pudovkin received the Best Director award at the 5th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary , Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival gained worldwide recognition over the past years and has become one of Europe's major film events....

 for this film. In 1951 Pudovkin, Shebalin, Golovnya, and Belokurov received the Stalin Prize.

Cast

  • Yuri Yurovsky - Nikolai Zhukovsky
  • Ilya Sudakov - Dmitri Mendeleev
    Dmitri Mendeleev
    Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev , was a Russian chemist and inventor. He is credited as being the creator of the first version of the periodic table of elements...

  • Vladimir Belokurov - Sergey Chaplygin
  • Vladimir Druzhnikov
    Vladimir Druzhnikov
    Vladimir Druzhnikov was a Soviet actor. He appeared in 45 films between 1945 and 1992.-Selected filmography:* The Great Glinka * The Stone Flower * Ballad of Siberia...

     - Pyotr Nesterov
    Pyotr Nesterov
    Pyotr Nikolayevich Nesterov was a Russian pilot, an aircraft technical designer and an aerobatics pioneer.-Life and career:The son of a military academy teacher, Pyotr Nesterov decided to choose a military career. In August 1904 he left the military school in Nizhny Novgorod and went to the...

  • Sofiya Giatsintova - Zhukovsky's Mother
  • Boris Smirnov
  • Georgi Yumatov
    Georgi Yumatov
    Georgi Yumatov was a Soviet film actor. He appeared in 65 films between 1947 and 1994.-Selected filmography:* The Young Guard * Zhukovsky * Hostile Whirlwinds * Road to Life...

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