Zakhar Berkut
1972, Ukrainian. Directed by Leonid Osyka.
This film is based on the classic novel of the same name by writer Ivan Franko, one of the most famous figures of Ukrainian literature. It is set during the 1200s and the invasion of the medieval Ukrainian-Russian state of Rus' by Chengis Khan's Golden Horde. Due to its having been produced during the Soviet era, the story's aspect of class-conflict between the "heroic" peasantry and the "decadent" noble particularly emphasized here.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Ukrainian
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Cast & crew
- Leonid OsykaDirector
- Vasyl SymchychZakhar Berkut
- Ivan HavryliukMaxim
- Antonina LeftiyMyroslava
- Kostiantyn StepankovTugar Vovk
- Boryslav BrondukovBurunda
- Ivan MykolaichukLyubomir
- Bolot BeyshenalievPeta
- Fedir PanasenkoDmytro Voyak
- Vladimir AlekseyenkoStariyshyna
- Gennadi DanzanovTatarov
- Naidan GendunovaTatar woman
- Liliya GurovaMad woman
Details
- Released
- 3 April 1972
- Original title
- Захар Беркут
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Dmytro Pavlychko
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What Zakhar Berkut is based on
Zakhar Berkut is based on Zakhar Berkut, an 1883 short novel by Ivan Franko.
Short novel · 1883
Zakhar Berkut
By Ivan Franko
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Zakhar Berkut runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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What movies are like Zakhar Berkut?
If you liked Zakhar Berkut, try Adventures of a Mathematician, Munich - The Edge of War, Radium Girls.
Who directed Zakhar Berkut?
Zakhar Berkut (1972) was directed by Leonid Osyka and stars Vasyl Symchych, Ivan Havryliuk, Antonina Leftiy.
What is Zakhar Berkut based on?
Zakhar Berkut is based on Zakhar Berkut, an 1883 short novel by Ivan Franko.