10 cult films, starred in the Crimea

Amazing nature of the Crimea is destined to be a dream of many generations of filmmakers! Of course, the film was shot on the peninsula and now. But in the Soviet era, Crimea was kind of "Hollywood" of the Union. There starred in dozens of films. And Crimea "play" not only himself, but also portrayed abroad. For example, in America "Headless Horseman" by Vladimir Weinstock. Or Ancient Jerusalem - in "Master and Margarita" by Vladimir Bortko. In general, the peninsula had a chance to pretend to be in a movie all continents!




The film "Scarlet Sails" was filmed in 1961 based on the novel by Alexander Grin. Director - Alexander Ptushko. The shooting took place mainly in Alupka and Yalta Koktebel.



"Headless Horseman" - a film in 1973 based on the eponymous novel by Mayne Reid. Joint production of the Soviet Union and Cuba. Director - Vladimir Weinstock.



"Ordinary Miracle" - a film in 1964 based on the play by Eugene Schwartz (the first film adaptation). Director - Erast Garin. Part of the filming took place in the Vorontsov Palace (Alupka).



"Mio, my Mio" - a joint Soviet-Norwegian-Swedish film (1987). Director - Vladimir grammar.



"Blue Bird" - the only joint Soviet-American film-tale 1975 (based on the play by Maurice Maeterlinck). Director - George Cukor. In the title role - Elizabeth Taylor.



"Aladdin's Magic Lamp" - a film of 1966 on the fairy tale "Aladdin and the magic lamp" from the book "A Thousand and One Nights." Director - Boris knight. The whole "Baghdad" was built in the Crimea.



"Ivan Vasilievich" - a film in 1973 based on the play by Mikhail Bulgakov "Ivan Vasilievich". Director - Leonid Gaidai. Crimea appeared on the screen in frames, where the director Yakin takes a musical number. The action takes place at the Yalta embankment.



"Kidnapping, Caucasian Style" - a film of 1966. Director - Leonid Gaidai. Oddly enough, the Crimea in this film got the role of the Caucasus.



"Sannikov Land" - a film shot in the years 1972-1973 (based on the novel by Vladimir Obrucheva). Directors - Leonid Popov and Albert Mkrtchyan. In the Crimea were filmed a few scenes (the Nikitsky cleft).



"Amphibian Man" - film 1961, on the novel by Alexander Belyaev. Directors - Vladimir Chebotarev and Gennady Kazansky. Most of the filming took place in the Bay of Balaclava in the Crimean peninsula. Directors chose this place because of the clear water.



Source: www.kp.ru