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A Dream

A Dream

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 12, 1964

Runtime

1h 31m

Genres

Drama, History

User Score

55%

Original Title

Сон

Production Companies

Dovzhenko Film Studios

Director

Volodymyr Denysenko

Description

Poetic treatment of the early life of Ukrainian poet and painter Taras Shevchenko. A biopic made on the occasion of his 150th anniversary. It dwells on the first part of the Shevchenko's life leading up to the writing of his rebellious poem "A Dream" (A comedy). The film features the first appearance on the silver screen of the iconic Ukrainian actor Ivan Mykolaichuk (as Taras Shevchenko).