Encounter at the Elbe

1949 film by Grigori Aleksandrov
Movie film Q1975020
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Encounter at the Elbe

Summary

Encounter at the Elbe is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Encounter at the Elbe's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Encounter at the Elbe's director is recorded as Grigori Aleksandrov[4].
  • Encounter at the Elbe's screenwriter is recorded as Lev Romanovich Sheïnin[5].
  • Encounter at the Elbe's screenwriter is recorded as Leonid Tur[6].
  • Encounter at the Elbe's screenwriter is recorded as Pyotr Tur[7].
  • Encounter at the Elbe's composer is recorded as Dmitri Shostakovich[8].
  • Encounter at the Elbe's genre is recorded as political drama[9].
  • Encounter at the Elbe's genre is recorded as war film[10].
  • Elbe Day Torgau is named after Encounter at the Elbe[11].
  • Encounter at the Elbe's cast member is recorded as Lyubov Orlova[12].
  • Encounter at the Elbe's cast member is recorded as Vladlen Davydov[13].
  • Encounter at the Elbe's cast member is recorded as Konstantin Nassonov[14].
  • Encounter at the Elbe's cast member is recorded as Boris Andreyev[15].
  • Encounter at the Elbe's cast member is recorded as Faina Ranevskaya[16].
  • Encounter at the Elbe's cast member is recorded as Erast Garin[17].
  • Encounter at the Elbe's cast member is recorded as Andrei Fajt[18].
  • Encounter at the Elbe's production company is recorded as Mosfilm[19].
  • Encounter at the Elbe's director of photography is recorded as Eduard Tisse[20].
  • Encounter at the Elbe's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0042029[21].
  • Encounter at the Elbe's original language of film or TV show is recorded as Russian[22].
  • Encounter at the Elbe's original language of film or TV show is recorded as German[23].
  • Encounter at the Elbe's color is recorded as black-and-white[24].
  • Encounter at the Elbe's FilmAffinity film ID is recorded as 480376[25].
  • Encounter at the Elbe's country of origin is recorded as Soviet Union[26].
  • Encounter at the Elbe's publication date is recorded as +1949-03-16T00:00:00Z[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Encounter at the Elbe's director is recorded as Grigori Aleksandrov[4]. Screenwriters include Lev Romanovich Sheïnin[5], Leonid Tur[6], and Pyotr Tur[7]. Cast members include Lyubov Orlova[12], Vladlen Davydov[13], Konstantin Nassonov[14], Boris Andreyev[15], Faina Ranevskaya[16], and Erast Garin[17].

Publication

Encounter at the Elbe's publication date is recorded as +1949-03-16T00:00:00Z[27]. Original languages include Russian[22] and German[23]. Genres include political drama[9] and war film[10].

Subject and Themes

Encounter at the Elbe's main subject is recorded as World War II[28].

Why It Matters

Encounter at the Elbe ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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  15. [17] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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