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The Cossacks

The Cossacks

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 14, 1961

Runtime

1h 37m

Genres

Drama

User Score

47%

Original Title

Казаки

Production Companies

Mosfilm

Director

Vasily Pronin

Description

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...