The Volga Boatman (1926 film)

The Volga Boatman
The Volga Boatman
	Poster for film
Directed by	Cecil B. DeMille
Written by	Konrad Bercovici; Lenore J. Coffee
Produced by	Cecil B. DeMille
Starring	William Boyd
Cinematography	J. Peverell Marley; Arthur C. Miller; Fred Westerberg
Edited by	Anne Bauchens
Music by	Hugo Riesenfeld
Distributed by	Producers Distributing Corporation
Release date	May 23, 1926;
Running time	120 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

The Volga Boatman is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, who reportedly said the film was, "his greatest achievement in picture making". The film's budget was $479,000 and grossed $1.27 million. The film was highly successful, turning William Boyd into matinee idol overnight. The filming location was Wood Island, near Rio Vista, California in 1925.

Cast[]

William Boyd as Feodor, a Volga boatman
Elinor Fair as Vera, a princess
Robert Edeson as Prince Nikita
Victor Varconi as Prince Dimitri
Julia Faye as Mariusha, a gypsy
Theodore Kosloff as Stefan, a blacksmith
Arthur Rankin as Vashi, a Boatman
Ed Brady as A Boatman (uncredited)
Charles Clary as Red Army officer (uncredited)
Gino Corrado as White Army officer (uncredited)
Lillian Elliott as landlady (uncredited)
John George as Red Army soldier (uncredited)

Home media[]

On June 27, 2000, the film was released on VHS by Kino Video. In July 2014, The Video Cellar released a lightly tinted DVD version of the film, and is currently the most widely available version. However, this version does not contain a musical score.

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