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And Quiet Flows the Don (1957)
Tikhiy Don (original title)

107 min  -  Drama | War  -   1 January 1960 (USA)
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A six-hour long epic (original director's cut) about the life of Don Cossacs in a village in southern Russia between 1912 and 1922... See full summary »

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Sergei Gerasimov
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Pyotr Glebov Pyotr Glebov ...
Elina Bystritskaya Elina Bystritskaya ...
Zinaida Kirienko Zinaida Kirienko ...
Daniil Ilchenko Daniil Ilchenko ...
Panteleimon Prokofyevich Melekhov (as Danilo Ilchenko)
A. Filippova A. Filippova ...
Iljinicna
Nikolai Smirnov Nikolai Smirnov ...
Lyudmila Khityaeva Lyudmila Khityaeva ...
Dariya Melekhova
Natalya Arkhangelskaya Natalya Arkhangelskaya ...
Dunyashka (as N. Arkhangelskaya)
Aleksandr Blagovestov Aleksandr Blagovestov ...
Stepan Lekatov (as A. Blagovestov)
Igor Dmitriyev Igor Dmitriyev ...
Yevgeni Listnitsky
Aleksandr Shatov Aleksandr Shatov ...
Listnitsky Father
Boris Novikov Boris Novikov ...
Mitka Korshunov
Aleksandr Zhukov Aleksandr Zhukov ...
Miron Koshevoy
G. Karyakin G. Karyakin ...
Mikhail Koshevoy
Viliam Shatunovsky Viliam Shatunovsky ...
Shtokman (as V. Shatunovsky)
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A six-hour long epic (original director's cut) about the life of Don Cossacs in a village in southern Russia between 1912 and 1922. The leading character Grigori Melekhov is a rugged Cossac, who is torn between his first and true love Aksiniya, and his wife Natalya. Grigori Melekhov's personal life is shown as a rough journey through the experience of World War One, the Russian Revolution, and the following Civil War. The Cossacs are shown as traditional farmers and warriors, who are suffering through the most dramatic events in the history of Russia. Written by Steve Shelokhonov  

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Russian Revolution | River | Cossack | First Part | Remake  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | War

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Details

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Тихий Дон See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gorky Film Studios See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

USA:  | Soviet Union:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Sovcolor)
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Trivia

Original Russian film is 340 minutes long (film length 9,582 m). It was reduced to 107 minutes for international distribution. See more »

Connections

Followed by Tikhiy Don II (1958) See more »