The Heroes of September

The Heroes of September

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 26, 1954

Runtime

1h 57m

Genres

Drama, History

Original Title

Септемврийци

Production Companies

Boyana Film

Director

Zahari Zhandov

Description

The film is dedicated to the uprising, which broke out in Bulgaria in September 1923. All characters, with the exception of the leaders of the uprising Georgi Dimitrov and Vasil Kolarov, are symbolic characters. The central figures, Stefan and Peter, impersonate the motive forces behind the uprising - the workers and the peasants. They are involved in worker's strikes, in the stormy events of the First World War and the Soldier's uprising in 1918. They also participate in the bloody clashes of the September uprising and suffer its defeat after they have seen too late the need for concerted action by communists and agrarians.