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Zvenigora (1928)

Genre : Drama, Fantasy, History, Comedy

Runtime : 1H 32M

Director : Oleksandr Dovzhenko

Synopsis

The momentous film stars Mykola Nademskyi as the grandfather of Tymish (Semen Svashenko), whom he alerts to secret treasure buried in the mountains of Zvenygora – Treasure that rightfully belongs to his homeland. The film wonderfully blends both lyricism and politics and uses its central construct to build a montage praising Ukrainian industrialization, attacking the bourgeoisie, celebrating the beauty of the Ukrainian steppe and retelling ancient folklore. Said Sergei Eisenstein of the film, "As the lights went on, we felt that we had just witnessed a memorable event in the development of the cinema".

Actors

Mykola Nademskyi
Mykola Nademskyi
Grandpa / General
Semen Svashenko
Semen Svashenko
Tymish, first grandson
Leonid Barbe
Leonid Barbe
Polish Monk
Heorhiy Astafyev
Heorhiy Astafyev
Scythian leader
Vladimir Uralsky
Vladimir Uralsky
Peasant
Les Podorozhniy
Les Podorozhniy
Pavlo, second grandson
Mariya Parshyna
Mariya Parshyna
Tymish's wife

Crews

Oleksandr Dovzhenko
Oleksandr Dovzhenko
Director
Yuri Tyutyunnyk
Yuri Tyutyunnyk
Writer
Oleksandr Dovzhenko
Oleksandr Dovzhenko
Writer
Boris Zavelev
Boris Zavelev
Director of Photography
Oleksandr Dovzhenko
Oleksandr Dovzhenko
Editor
Vasyl Krychevskyi
Vasyl Krychevskyi
Art Direction
Yuliya Solntseva
Yuliya Solntseva
Assistant Director
Maik Yohansen
Maik Yohansen
Writer

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