Film

Sveaborg

1972 · 2h 21m · History · Drama

IMDb

5.2

The film is based on history of the Russian Military garrison in Sveaborg (Suomenlinna, near Helsinki) in Finland, which was an autonomous part of Russian Empire. In 1906 Russia had about 12 thousand troops stationed in Sveaborg fortress. The riots were provoked by the Socialist - Revolutionaries who spread influence on the minds of Sveaborg garrison. First acts of un-subordination broke on July 17, 1906, when revolutionary sailors were supported by mine-men. Minemen were arrested and disarmed by the infantry regiment. Gunners decided to release their comrades. The following fight ignited a bloody revolt, that was headed by lieutenants A. Yemelyanov and Y. Kohansky, members of the Lenin's Bolshevik party. A general strike began in Helsinki on the next day. The revolt lasted three days and was crushed by the Baltic Fleet naval bombardment. Over 40 men were executed, hundreds were sentenced to prison.

Boris Galkin

Igor Gorbachyov

Aleksandr Voevodin

Armen Dzhigarkhanyan

Mikhail Yezepov

Nikolay Zasukhin

Lyudmila Kasatkina

Uldis Lieldidzs

Aleksandr Pashutin

Yevgeni Teterin

Nikolay Trofimov

Mikhail Tumanishvili

• Sergey KolosovDirector · Screenplay
• Paavo RintalaScreenplay

Release date

January 1, 1972

Status

Released

Original language

Finnish

Runtime

2h 21m

Genres

History, Drama