A film about the recovery of gold from the cruiser Edinburgh, which sank during the war and was shot at by German submarines in the Kola Bay in 1942. The film uses the memoirs of Soviet officer S.G. Zinoviev, who was heading to London on board the cruiser Edinburgh.




Sea, Kola Bay, in the frame is the English ship "Stephanie Turm".
Waves in the sea.
The ship is sailing in the sea.
Waves, panorama of the sea.
Chronicle of 1942 - Murmansk, warships, in the frame a large barrel of an artillery gun on board a ship, naval sailors, allies, a port, in the frame the unloading and loading of military equipment, airplanes, an English black soldier in a helmet communicates with a Soviet soldier using gestures, tanks are being loaded, in the frame ambulances with a cross, a caption in English and Russian "
From the children of Kingston-upon-Thames for Moscow children", Sverdlovsk State Bank, a cash desk, a woman at the window hands the cashier some financial documents, bonds, in the frame a point for handing over valuables for the front, people bring and hand over jewelry, money, bank employees accept valuables from the population, conduct an inventory, inspect the valuables, a woman hands over a gold chain, another woman gives her wedding ring, a bank specialist inspects jewelry through a magnifying glass, in the frame various valuables handed over by the population for the needs of the front - jewelry, cigarette cases, cutlery, watches and etc., large - banknotes, banknotes on the table.
Chronicle of 1942 - Soviet soldiers, artillerymen near the gun of a new gun, collective farmers hand over money for the front, banknotes are on the table, a hand signs a document, a port in Murmansk, ships, large - wooden boxes with gold bars are lifted on board an Allied ship, "USSR" is written on them, boxes on the deck of the English ship "Edinburgh", warships leave the port, a naval military convoy is at sea (aerial view of the ships).
In the frame is a veteran, Soviet officer Zinoviev S. G., who in 1942 accompanied the cargo (gold bars) on the ship "Edinburgh".
Zinoviev is looking at old photographs from his archive.
Large - in the photograph, a young Zinoviev in a naval uniform.
In the photograph - Zinoviev with sailor officers.
Large - Zinoviev's face.
Large - Zinoviev in the photograph.
Chronicle of 1942 - Barents Sea, storm, naval convoy, ships, sailors on the icy deck, fighting ice, knocking down ice blocks, etc., sailors on the ship, standing near the table, pouring milk, feeding little kittens from a pipette, playing with kittens on the deck, etc.
Chronicle of 1942 - Barents Sea, a man on the deck looking through binoculars, storm, the ship is listing, sailors in raincoats on the deck, in the frame there are marine instruments, etc.
Chronicle of 1942 - German submarine, the hatch is being battened down, the boat is submerged, in the frame there is a crew, orders are given in German, a torpedo is launched, various actions of the submarine crew are shown, a sailor looks through the periscope, preparations are underway to launch the torpedoes, a view of the sea and the ship through the sight, a shot is fired, the Germans congratulate each other, etc.
Zinoviev is in the hospital, a doctor is examining him, listening with a stethoscope.
Zinoviev, in a hospital gown, is sitting on the bed, telling his roommate the story of the sinking of the ship "Edinburgh".
In the frame of the b/w photograph of the English ship "Edinburgh", after it was hit by a German torpedo, you can see the mangled parts of the ship, traces of a fire, etc.
Chronicle of 1942 - the sea, a sailor sends a light signal, in the frame are English warships.
Chronicle of 1942 - Soviet warships, sailors climb to the upper deck, fire from guns, depth charges drive a German submarine away from the English ship.
Chronicle of 1942 - a warship at sea, explosions are heard in the water, guns are fired from the deck, in the frame are warships, a naval battle is underway.
In the photograph - the operation to save the "Edinburgh".
Zinoviev speaks.
Photograph of the ship "Edinburgh" after the fire.
Zinoviev speaks.
Chronicle of 1942 - explosions are heard, sailors jump overboard from the ship, in the frame - a military destroyer "Foresight", torpedoes are launched, "Edinburgh" is sunk so that the gold cargo does not fall into enemy hands.
Present day - Barents Sea, in the frame is the research ship "Stephanie Turm".
On the deck are the expedition members, taking pictures, chatting, celebrating the beginning of the expedition.
English divers on the ship, entering special pressure chambers, in which they will have to spend a long time, the hatches are battened down behind them.
Panorama of the pressure chambers on the ship.
In the frame is the ship "Stephanie Turm".
The first dive of the diving bell (close-up - the rope is lowered).
Various shots of the dive.
Filming from the depths - in the frame is the sunken "Edinburgh" on the sea floor, divers are working.
The control center on the ship - the expedition members near the control panel.
Filming from the depths, divers are working.
Sea, ship, vessel, sea convoy, lend-lease, World War II, submarine
1942
Murmansk region




Members of the expedition on the ship "Stephanie Turm" watch the lifting of cargo from the sunken "Edinburgh".
A box rises from the bottom.
Sailors and divers accept the cargo on deck, inspect it, take cartridges, shells, etc. out of the boxes.
Chronicle of 1942 - German military planes in the air, view from the plane of the pier, air base, etc., German planes over Murmansk, flying over the mountains, dropping bombs, bombing, a military ship on fire, footage of a destroyed city, military equipment, fire, etc.
In the photo - young Zinoviev S.G., a naval officer, a participant in the naval convoy.
Chronicle of 1942 - the Barents Sea, a naval convoy, military ships, German military planes in the sky, guns firing at planes from the ship's deck, a view of the military ship from above, explosions, a panorama of a damaged burning cruiser, enemy planes in the air, various shots of the battle, guns firing at enemy planes from the ship's deck, a view from the cockpit of an airplane flying over a target, etc.
Zinoviev speaking.
Chronicle of 1942 - a damaged plane falls into the sea, a small puppy on the ship's deck, smoke, soot, a burning ship.
Zinoviev speaking.
Chronicle of 1942 - shots of a fire, smoke, a barking cruiser.
Zinoviev speaking.
Present day - the English ship "Stephanie Turm" at sea, underwater filming, the immersion of a diving bell.
Underwater footage - a diver in a diving suit shows a gold bar found at depth.
A cabin on a ship, a monitor screen, various devices in the frame, expedition members discuss the find, rejoice, congratulate each other.
In the frame - gold bars (underwater filming).
In the frame - expedition leader Kate Jessop.
Evening, the ship "Stephanie Turm" at sea.
A box is pulled out of the water (from the bottom of the sea) on a rope.
The team examines the trophies, shows the gold bars.
Jessop with a gold bar.
A Russian member of the team reads out loud the inscription on the bar (in Russian).
Jessop climbs the ladder, approaches the pressure chambers and shows the bars through the window.
Chronicle of 1941-1945 - Great Britain, London Royal Albert Hall, Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden speaking, in the frame a ceremonial ceremony, a rally in honor of the victories of the Red Army, ceremonial music playing, the Soviet flag being raised, etc.
In the photo - Zinoviev S.G., during a ceremonial rally in the Royal Albert Hall.
Various b/w photos with Zinoviev during his service.
English military chronicle of 1942-1945 - officers, command at a table by the phones, near a map, studying reports, etc., In the frame warships, a convoy at sea, a sailor transmits a light signal from a ship, a panorama of the sea, convoy ships, guns are visible on the deck, a warship is sailing, in the frame - a part of the map of Europe with the North Sea and marked minefields.
Chronicle of 1942-1945 - guns firing from the deck, a military ship in the frame, a round horned mine floating in the water, the British firing rifles, explosions in the water in the frame, etc.
Present day - the ship "Stephanie Turm", in the frame a box with gold bars raised from the bottom of the sea, from the sunken ship "Edinburgh", members of the expedition posing with the bars.
A bag is raised from the bottom of the sea.
The bag is dragged along the deck.
Gold bars, cleaning from dirt, members of the expedition with bars in their hands.
Close-up - rows of gold bars raised from the sunken "Edinburgh".
Sea, waves.
The research vessel "Stephanie Turm" approaches Murmansk.
In the frame - representatives of the USSR and Great Britain, members of the expedition, the process of transferring gold is shown.
Loading of gold bars in the port.
Sea, waves, sea foam.
Panorama of expedition members on the deck of a ship.
A memorial wreath is ceremoniously lowered into the water (in the Barents Sea, at the site of the sinking of the Edinburgh).
The wreath is in the sea, bobbing on the waves.
Faces of expedition members.
In the frame is a wreath from the Soviet side, veterans and Soviet sailors lower it into the water.
Panorama of the faces of veterans, young sailors.
A wreath is floating in the sea.
Veteran Zinoviev at home, looking at old photographs.
Close-up - various photographs from the Zinoviev family archive.
Panorama of a model of a white warship with an English flag.
Close-up - Zinoviev's face.
In the photograph - Zinoviev with his grandson.
Sea, ship, vessel, sea convoy, lend-lease, World War II, air battle, sea battle, divers, research vessel, expedition, gold bars
Eden E. - British Home Secretary
1942-1945
Murmansk region UK
Summer



