Taras Bulba (1936)

Original title

Tarass Boulba

Directed by

Alexis Granowsky

Genre

drama film, historical film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 27m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Cossack leader deals with conflict and family loyalty during a war. The story follows his relationship with his son.

epicdramaticbleakslow-burnhistoricalsomberserioussweeping

What happens

Taras Bulba (French: Tarass Boulba) is a 1936 French historical drama film directed by Alexis Granowsky and starring Harry Baur, Jean-Pierre Aumont and Danielle Darrieux. It is one of many films based on the story of Taras Bulba. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Lucien Aguettand and Andrej Andrejew. The costumes were designed by Georges Annenkov. Many of the film's production team were Russian exiles, who had left following the Russian Revolution. The rights to the film were bought by Alexander Korda who remade it in Britain as The Rebel Son. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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