White Sun of the Desert (1969)
- Original title
- Белое солнце пустыни
- Directed by
- Vladimir Motyl
- Genre
- tragicomedy, adventure film, war film, romance film, ostern
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Rated
- 12+
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 178 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Red Army soldier helps a group of women across a desert during the Russian Civil War. He deals with bandits and tricky situations along the way.
whimsicalmelancholicadventuroushumoroustensenostalgicdramaticlighthearted
What happens
White Sun of the Desert (Russian: Белое солнце пустыни, romanized: Beloye solntse pustyni) is a 1970 Soviet Ostern film. Its blend of action comedy, music and drama made it highly successful at the Soviet box-office and resulted in a number of memorable quotes. It retains high domestic approval. Its main theme song, "Your Noble Highness Lady Fortune" (Ваше благородие, госпожа удача, music: Isaac Schwartz, lyrics: Bulat Okudzhava, performed by Pavel Luspekayev) became a hit. The film is watched by Russian cosmonauts before most space launches as a good luck ritual. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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