6.3
Taras Bulba
1962
The Rebel Son (1938)
February 2, 19381h 28mEN
8.0
2 votes
Overview
During the 16th century the Cossacks and their Ukraine homeland is ruled by Poland. This is the story of the leader of the Cossacks and how his son was sent to study under the Poles to learn how to defeat them in battle. However, the son falls in love with the daughter of a Polish nobleman.
Director
Albert de CourvilleWriters
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
London Films Productions
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6.0Now you do have to suspend belief a bit with this as neither Roger Livesey nor Anthony Bushell make for especially convincing Cossacks, but once the brothers “Peter” and “Andrew” (not “Andrei”) return from their educational sojourn to Kiev, the scene is swiftly set for a mixture of betrayal, rebellion and romance. The Poles are in charge and it’s the prince “Zamnitsky” (Frederick Culley) who commands these unruly serfs, before his daughter “Marina” (Patricia Roc) attracts the attention of “Peter” who quickly forgets all his familial and tribal loyalties and soon has his father “Taras” (a posit…
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