The Cossacks (1961)
Historical drama based on the eponymous novel by Leo Tolstoy. 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...
Released: Aug 14, 1961
Runtime: 97 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Leonid Gubanov, Boris Andreyev, Zinaida Kirienko, Eduard Bredun, Boris Novikov, German Kachin
Crew: Vasily Pronin (Director), Leo Tolstoy (Novel), Viktor Shklovskiy (Writer), Valentin Zakharov (Director of Photography), Igor Gelein (Director of Photography), Gennady Myasnikov (Production Design)