The Cossacks
1961, Russian. Directed by Vasily Pronin.
Junker Olenin, a representative of St. Petersburg's golden youth, is traveling from St. Petersburg to the Caucasus in search of romance. His regiment is stationed in the Cossack village. Here he falls in love with the beautiful Maryana and is ready to marry her, but she loves the Cossack Lukashka and is not going to exchange him for the master.
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Vasily ProninDirector
- Leonid GubanovDmitri Olenin
- Boris AndreyevYeroshka
- Zinaida KirienkoMaryana
- Eduard BredunLukashka
- Boris NovikovNazarka
- German KachinVanyusha
- Izabella MehnUstenka
- Vera YenyutinaMaryana's mother
- Konstantin GradopolovBeletsky
- Vsevolod SafonovOlenin's friend
- Leonid TopchiyevOlenin's friend
- Aleksandra DanilovaLukashka's mother
Details
- Released
- 14 August 1961
- Original title
- Казаки
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Viktor Shklovskiy
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What The Cossacks is based on
The Cossacks is adapted from a novel.
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The Cossacks runs 97 minutes (1h 37m).
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The Cossacks isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 August 1961. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Cossacks?
If you liked The Cossacks, try Look Back in Anger, Wonderstruck, Les Misérables.
Who directed The Cossacks?
The Cossacks (1961) was directed by Vasily Pronin and stars Leonid Gubanov, Boris Andreyev, Zinaida Kirienko.
What is The Cossacks based on?
The Cossacks is adapted from a novel.