Soviet Hollywood: 11 iconic movies filmed in Crimea

Amazing nature of the Crimea is destined to be the dream of Directors of many generations. Of course, on the Peninsula movies now. But in Soviet times Crimea was kind of like the "Hollywood" of the Union. Was in dozens of films. And Crimea was played out not only himself, but also portrayed abroad. For example, in America the "headless Horseman" by Vladimir Weinstock. Ancient Jerusalem – in the "Master and Margarita" by Vladimir Bortko. In General, the Peninsula had a chance to pretend to be in a movie all the continents! Well, apart from Antarctica, to be exact. We decided to recall the most loved movies that were filmed in the "Soviet Hollywood".

The film "Scarlet sails" was filmed in 1961, the year on the novel by Alexander grin. Director: Aleksandr Ptushko. The shooting took place mainly in Alupka, Crimea and Yalta.

"The headless horseman" – a film 1973, the year the novel by Mayne Reid. Joint production and Cuba. Director – Vladimir Vajnshtok.

"An ordinary miracle", a 1964 film based on the play by Eugene Schwartz (the first movie). Director: Erast Garin. Part of the filming took place in the Vorontsov Palace (Alupka).

"Mio, my Mio", a joint Soviet-Norwegian-Swedish film (1987). Director: Vladimir Grammatikov.

"Blue bird" is the only joint Soviet-American film-tale 1975 (based on the play by Maurice Maeterlinck). Director George Cukor. Starring Elizabeth Taylor.

"The magic lamp of Aladdin" movie 1966, the year based on the fairy tale "Aladdin and the magic lamp" from the collection "one Thousand and one nights". Director – Boris Rytsarev. The whole "Baghdad" was built in the Crimea.

"Ivan Vasilyevich changes occupation" – a film 1973 year based on the play by Mikhail Bulgakov "Ivan Vasilievich". Director: Leonid Gaidai. Crimea appeared on the screen in the video where the Director Yakin shoots a music room. The action takes place at the Yalta embankment.

"The Caucasian captive, or Shurik's New adventures" – a film 1966 year. Director: Leonid Gaidai. Oddly enough, Crimea in this film got the role of the Caucasus.

"Sannikov land" – a film shot in 1972-1973 (based on the eponymous novel by Vladimir Obruchev). Directors Leonid Popov and albert Mkrtchyan. In the Crimea was filmed several scenes (in Nikitsky cleft).

"The amphibian man" is a film in 1961, the year on the novel by Alexander Belyaev. Directors – Vladimir Chebotaryov and Gennadi Kazansky. Most of the filming took place in the Bay of Balaclava in the Crimean Peninsula. The Directors chose this place because of the clear water.

"Three plus two" – a film in 1963, the year the play of Sergei Mikhalkov's "Savages." Director Genrikh Oganesyan. Comedy starred in the Crimean village of Novy Svet (near mount Falcon), on the Waterfront of Sudak and Alushta.