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Taras Bulba, the Cossack (1962)

Taras Bulba, the Cossack poster
Original title
Le fils de Tarass Boulba
Directed by
Henry Zaphiratos, Ferdinando Baldi
Genre
drama film, adventure film, historical film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Cossack leader tries to protect his people and maintain honor during conflicts. The film follows his struggles as war threatens his homeland and family.

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What happens

Taras Bulba, the Cossack (Italian: Taras Bulba, il cosacco) is a 1962 Italian historical adventure film directed by Ferdinando Baldi and starring Vladimir Medar, Jean-François Poron and Fosco Giachetti. It received an American release in 1970 under the title The Tartars. Based on the 1835 novel of the same title by Nikolay Gogol, it was made the same year as a much larger budget version Taras Bulba. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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