Taras Shevchenko (1951)

Original title

Тарас Шевченко

Directed by

Aleksandr Alov, Igor Savchenko

Genre

drama film, biographical film, historical film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 58m

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film tells the story of the Ukrainian poet and artist Taras Shevchenko, focusing on his life and his struggles against oppression. It follows his journey from serfdom to becoming a national figure.

solemninspiringearnestdeliberatehistoricaldramaticpoetic

What happens

Taras Shevchenko (Russian: and Ukrainian: «Тарас Шевченко») is a 1951 Soviet biopic about the Ukrainian writer Taras Shevchenko, written and directed by Igor Savchenko. The New York Times praised the acting of Sergei Bondarchuk. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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