Taras Shevchenko
movie
Released December 17, 1951
Overview
Growing up in a Ukrainian peasant family, knowing all hardships of serf life, young artist and poet Taras Shevchenko in the years of study clearly identifies the meaning of true art, which is to serve the interests of the people. The poems of Shevchenko are imbued with love for the common people. Fiery freedom-loving creativity of Taras Shevchenko is known throughout Russia. Nicholas I exiles the poet to the distant Caspian fort where he is to serve as an ordinary soldier and is banned from writing or drawing. In the poet's difficult days he has the support of Ukrainian soldier Skobelev, Polish revolutionary Sierakowski, captain Kosarev and the commandant of the fortress, Uskov. For the sake of his release Chernyshevsky and Dobrolyubov are hard at work. And so, the sick and aged Shevchenko is finally free. Together with Chernyshevsky and Dobrolyubov, he dreams of a bright future of the motherland, when the Russian and Ukrainian peoples throw off the chains of slavery.
Cast
Sergey Bondarchuk
as
Taras Shevchenko
Vladimir Chestnokov
as
Nikolay Chernyshevsky
Nikolai Timofeyev
as
Nikolay Dobrolyubov
Hnat Yura
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Mikhail Shchepkin
Ivan Pereverzev
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Zygmunt Sierakowski
Nataliia Uzhvii
as
Yaryna Shevchenko
Evgeniy Samoylov
as
Nikolay Speshnev
Mikhail Kuznetsov
as
Skobelev
Aleksey Konsovskiy
as
Kurochkin
Mark Bernes
as
Kosarev
Dmytro Milyutenko
as
Irakli Uskov
Marianna Strizhenova
as
Agafia Uskova
Crew
Ihor Savchenko
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Director
Ihor Savchenko
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Screenplay
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Levan Shengelia
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Production Design
Tsuniya Mayer
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Costume Design
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Levan Shengelia
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Set Decoration
Boris Nemechek
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Set Decoration
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Ivan Shekker
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Director of Photography
Daniil Demutsky
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Director of Photography
Arkadi Koltsaty
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Director of Photography
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Boris Lyatoshinskiy
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Original Music Composer
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Oleksandr Babiy
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Sound Director