Dersu Uzala (1961)

Original title

Дерсу Узала

Directed by

Agasi Babayan

Genre

adventure film, historical film

Country

Soviet Union

Runtime

1h 26m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 19 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Russian explorer documents his travels through the wilderness of the Russian Far East. He forms a bond with a native hunter who guides him and teaches him how to survive in the wild.

adventurouscontemplativeearthysincereleisurely pacednature-orientedwistful

What happens

Dersu Uzala (Russian: Дерсу Узала) is a 1961 Soviet film adapted from the book by Vladimir Arsenyev about his travels in the Russian Far East with the native trapper Dersu Uzala. The film was directed by Agasi Babayan from a screenplay by screenwriter Igor Bolgarin. The film starred actors Adolf Shestakov and Kasym Zhakibayev. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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