Forty-nine Days


1h 20m 1964

Brief Synopsis

Soviet sailors Rakhmatullin, Podgornyy, Fomin, and Boykov are set adrift off the Siberian coast when their barge is wrecked in a storm. They endure for 49 days in the Pacific Ocean, exhibiting great courage and maintaining their dignity under hopelessly difficult circumstances. At last they are spot...

Film Details

Also Known As
49 dney
Release Date
Jan 1964
Premiere Information
New York opening: 2 Jan 1964
Production Company
Mosfilm
Distribution Company
Artkino Pictures
Country
Soviet Union

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 20m

Synopsis

Soviet sailors Rakhmatullin, Podgornyy, Fomin, and Boykov are set adrift off the Siberian coast when their barge is wrecked in a storm. They endure for 49 days in the Pacific Ocean, exhibiting great courage and maintaining their dignity under hopelessly difficult circumstances. At last they are spotted by U. S. Navy pilots and rescued.

Film Details

Also Known As
49 dney
Release Date
Jan 1964
Premiere Information
New York opening: 2 Jan 1964
Production Company
Mosfilm
Distribution Company
Artkino Pictures
Country
Soviet Union

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 20m

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Released in the U.S.S.R. in March 1962 as 49 dney. Based on an actual incident of 1960 involving sailors Ivan Fedotov, Anatoliy Kryuchkovskiy, Filipp Poplavskiy, and Arkhan Ziganshin.