Cossacks in Exile
movie
Released January 27, 1939
Overview
In Ukraine, in 1775, the Zaporogian Cossacks learn that Moscow is sending soldiers to destroy their fort. The Ukrainian villagers appeal to Czarina Catherine, but she insists that they join the Russian army or risk annihilation. Instead, the Cossacks burn their fort and flee on the Danube River to Turkey, where they live in peace, but still yearn for their homeland.
Runtime
1h 24m
Origin Country
United States
Original Language
Ukrainian
Original Title
Zaporozhets za Dunayem
Status
Released
Production Countries
- Canada
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- Український (Ukrainian)
Production Companies
- no logo available
Ukrafilm Corp.
United States
Avramenko Film Productions, Inc.
United States
