A widow, her maid, and a ship full of Russian sailors. What could go wrong?
A beautiful Russian widow in San Francisco wishes to return to Russia after her American husband loses everything in a speculation and shoots his brains out. Along with her personal maid she is given passage to Hong Kong aboard a Russian naval vessel.
Direction
Govorukhin's final film—he went out swinging.
Production
Shot on a real 19th-century frigate replica.
Director
Stanislav Govorukhin
Anna Gorshkova
Vera Sergeyevna Klark
Marat Basharov
Chizhikov
Stanislav Govorukhin
Русский консул
Roman Madyanov
First Lieutenant
Sergey Nikonenko
Senior Navigator
Marina Orlova
Nina Markovna
Irina Pegova
Annushka
Viktor Sukhorukov
Petr Nikitich
Sergey Batalov
Pyotr Zaychenko
Yuri Gorbach
Nikita Efremov
midshipman
Rodion Galyuchenko
Sergey Mukhin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on a 1913 story by Alexander Grin, Govorukhin had wanted to make this since the 1970s.
Anna Gorshkova was a former Miss Russia—her casting caused debates about star power vs. acting chops.
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