Prisoner of the Volga

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Prisoner of the Volga
Prisoner of the Volga.jpg
Directed by Victor Tourjansky
Written by Damiano Damiani
Arnaldo Genoino
Starring John Derek
Elsa Martinelli
Dawn Addams
Cinematography Mario Montuori
Music by Norbert Glanzberg
Distributed by Paramount
Release date
  • 1959 (1959)
Running time
102 minutes
CountriesItaly
France
Yugoslavia
LanguageEnglish

Prisoner of the Volga is a 1959 adventure film starring John Derek. He plays an officer in the time of the Tsar who is sentenced to Siberia. [1] It was one of several films Derek made in Europe around this time. [2]

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References

  1. Prisoner of the Volga at New York Times accessed 16 November 2013
  2. Vagg, Stephen (5 November 2024). "The Cinema of John Derek, Movie Star". Filmink. Retrieved 5 November 2024.