The White Sun of the Desert
1969, Russian. Directed by Vladimir Motyl.
The setting is the east shore of the Caspian Sea (today's Turkmenistan) where the Red Army soldier Fyodor Sukhov has been fighting the Civil War in Russian Asia for a number of years. After being hospitalised and then demobbed, he sets off home to join his wife, only to be caught up in a desert fight between a Red Army cavalry unit and Basmachi guerrillas. The cavalry unit commander, Rahimov, "convinces" Sukhov to help, temporarily, with the protection of abandoned women of the Basmachi guerrilla leader Abdullah's harem. Leaving a young Red Army soldier, Petrukha, to assist Sukhov with the task, Rahimov and his cavalry unit set out to pursue fleeing Abdullah.Sukhov and women from Abdullah's harem return to a nearby shore town. Soon, looking for a seaway across the border, Abdullah and his gang come to the same town...
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Russian
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Cast & crew
- Vladimir MotylDirector
- Anatoliy KuznetsovSukhov
- Pavel LuspekayevVereshchagin
- Spartak MishulinSaid
- Kakhi KavsadzeAbdulla
- Raisa KurkinaNastasya
- Nikolai GodovikovPetrukha
- Tatyana FedotovaGulchatai
- Musa DudayevRakhimov
- Nikolai BadyevLebedev
- Vladimir KadochnikovSemyon
- Galina LuchaiКатерина Матвеевна, жена Сухова
- Svetlana SlivinskayaСаида, старшая жена Абдуллы
Details
- Released
- 14 December 1969
- Original title
- Белое солнце пустыни
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Valentin Ezhov, Rustam Ibragimbekov
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Is The White Sun of the Desert worth watching?
Our verdict is Worth the Hype: Clear your evening for this. It scores 7.2/10 from 192 TMDB viewer ratings.
How long is The White Sun of the Desert?
The White Sun of the Desert runs 83 minutes (1h 23m).
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The White Sun of the Desert is streaming on Eternal Family in India. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The White Sun of the Desert?
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Who directed The White Sun of the Desert?
The White Sun of the Desert (1969) was directed by Vladimir Motyl and stars Anatoliy Kuznetsov, Pavel Luspekayev, Spartak Mishulin.