CAST:
Jevgenij Samojlov (Nikolaj Ščors),
Ivan Skuratov (Boženko),
Fjodor Iščenko (Petro Čiš),
Aleksandr Hvjalja (Savka),
Luka Lijašenko (Severin Černjak / djed Čiš)

SCRIPT:
Aleksandar Dovženko

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Jurij Goldabenko,
Jurij Jekelčik

Synopsis:
This film was made at Stalin’s request and he asked for a “Ukrainian Tchapaiev” (he had in mind the film made by Sergei and Georgi Vasiliev in 1934). It is a biography of Nikolai Shchors, Bolshevik icon of Ukrainian origin. During the filming of this film Dovzhenko had to have all of his creative ideas submitted and approved by the highly positioned Stalin’s associates.

b/w, 92 min