Kino ARMATA
28 November 2018, 19:00h
“Skënderbeu” (1953)
Restored to HD (2012)
Director: Sergei Jutkevich
Length: 120 min.
Language: Albanian
Subtitles: English
Entrance: FREE
Special thanks for this screening:
BUNKER Film, Albania
Mr. Eno Milkani
Central State Film Archive (CSFA), Albania
The Great Warrior Skanderbeg (Albanian: Luftëtari i math i Shqipërisë Skënderbeu) is a 1953 Soviet-Albanian biopic directed by Sergei Yutkevich and starring Akaki Khorava as Gjergj Kastrioti, aka Skanderbeg (dubbed in Albanian by Rikard Ljarja), Besa Imami as Donika, Adivie Alibali as Mamica, Semyon Sokolovsky as Hamza, Veriko Andjaparidze as Dafina, Georgi Chernovolenko as Marash, Naim Frashëri as Pal, etc.
It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival where it earned the International Prize. Yutkevich also earned the Special Mention award for his direction.
The film is a biography of George Kastriot Skanderbeg (1405 – 1468), widely known as Skanderbeg, a 15th-century Albanian lord who defended his land against the Ottoman Empire for more than two decades.
In 2012, for the 100th anniversary of Albanian independence, the film was remastered for high definition with new voices, music, and sound effects.
