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Release Date:
September 9, 2014
Original Title:
Hermitage Revealed
Alternate Titles:
Эрмитажные истории
Genres:
Documentary | History
Production Companies:
Arts Alliance Productions
Foxtrot Films
Production Countries:
Netherlands | Russia | United Kingdom | United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
GB: U HK: I NL: 16
Runtime: 83
To celebrate its 250th anniversary, this documentary tells the story of one of the world’s greatest museums, from its foundation by Catherine the Great, though to its status today as a breathtakingly beautiful complex which includes the Winter Palace. Showcasing a vast collection of the world’s greatest artworks together with contemporary art galleries and exhibitions, it holds over 3 million treasures and world class masterpieces in stunning architectural settings. This is its journey from Imperial Palace to State Museum, encompassing a sometimes troubled past, surviving both the Revolution in 1916 and the siege of Leningrad by the Nazis in 1941-44.
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Director:
Margy Kinmonth
Director of Photography:
Maksim Tarasyugin
Editor:
Gordon Mason
Executive Producer:
John Woodward
Maureen Murray
Original Music Composer:
Edmund Jolliffe
Producer:
Margy Kinmonth
Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
Kate Davis
Writer:
Margy Kinmonth
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