Pirates of the 20th Century
Pirates of the 20th Century is a 1980 Soviet action/adventure film about modern piracy. The film was directed by Boris Durov, the story was written by Boris Durov and Stanislav Govorukhin.
Soviet film poster
The existing dry cargo steamer «Нежин» (1954—1978) was built in 1954 and in the same shipyard in GDR that built the ship «Фатеж» which was used in filming under name «Нежин». The photos were made from November 1956 to January 1961.
Stanislav Sergeyevich Govorukhin was a Soviet and Russian film director, actor, screenwriter, producer and politician. He was named People's Artist of Russia in 2006. His movies often featured detective or adventure plots.
Govorukhin in 2011