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Dersu Uzala (1961)

Dersu Uzala poster
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
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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.

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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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