Cossacks of the Kuban
| Cossacks of the Kuban | |
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| Directed by | Ivan Pyryev |
| Written by | Nikolai Pogodin |
| Starring |
Marina Ladynina Sergei Lukyanov Yuri Lyubimov Aleksandr Khvylya Klara Luchko Viktor Avdyushko |
| Music by | Isaak Dunayevsky |
| Cinematography | Valentin Pavlov |
| Edited by | Anna Kulganek |
Production company | |
Release dates | 1950 |
Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Language | Russian |
The Cossacks of the Kuban (Russian: Кубанские казаки, translit. Kubanskie kazaki) from Mosfilm (1950) is a color film, glorifying the life of the farmers in the kolkhoz of the Soviet Union's Kuban region, directed by Ivan Pyryev and starring Marina Ladynina, his wife at that time.[1]
Synopsis
The film is set during the early post-war years. In autumn at the inter-collective farm fair, a dashing horse breeder Nikolai (Vladlen Davydov) gets acquainted with an advanced collective farmer Dasha Shelest (Klara Luchko). Their infatuation is mutual, but the lovers, working in different farms will have to overcome the resistance of their leaders, who do not want to lose great employees. Chairman of the "Red Partisans", where Dasha works, Gordei Voron (Sergey Lukyanov) has long been fond of the chairman Galina Peresvetova (Marina Ladynina) of the "Precepts of Ilyich" collective farm where Nikolai works. But he can not muster up the courage to confess his love to her and Galina ends up having to confess first.
Cast (partial list)
- Marina Ladynina as Galina
- Sergei Lukyanov as Gordei Gordeyich Voron
- Yuri Lyubimov as Andrey
- Aleksandr Khvylya as Denis Stepanovich
- Klara Luchko as Darya Shelest
- Viktor Avdyushko as stableman
Songs (partial list)
- Harvest (in Russian: Урожай, words by Mikhail Isakovsky and music by Isaak Dunayevsky)
- How Have You Been, Dearest? (in Russian: Каким ты был, ditto)
- Oh, the Kalina Flowers Are in Bloom (Russian: Ой, цветет калина, ditto)
See also
References
- ↑ Cossacks of the Kuban (Shown in Paris, 2009)
External links
- Cossacks of the Kuban at the Internet Movie Database
- Watch Cossacks of the Kuban online at official Mosfilm site (with English subtitles)