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Taras Bulba (1962)

APPROVED  122 min  -  Action | Adventure | Drama   -  19 December 1962 (USA)
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A "Romeo and Juliet" story that takes place in the late 16c. Ukraine. Taras has settled into... See full summary »

Director:

J. Lee Thompson

Writers:

Waldo Salt (screenplay), Karl Tunberg (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tony Curtis ...
Yul Brynner ...
Sam Wanamaker Sam Wanamaker ...
Filipenko
Brad Dexter ...
Guy Rolfe ...
Prince Grigory
Perry Lopez Perry Lopez ...
George Macready George Macready ...
Governor
Ilka Windish Ilka Windish ...
Vladimir Sokoloff Vladimir Sokoloff ...
Old Stepan
Vladimir Irman Vladimir Irman ...
Grisha Kubenko
Daniel Ocko Daniel Ocko ...
Ivan Mykola
Abraham Sofaer Abraham Sofaer ...
Abbot
Mickey Finn Mickey Finn ...
Korzh
Richard Rust Richard Rust ...
Capt. Alex
Ron Weyand Ron Weyand ...
Tymoshevsky
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Storyline

A "Romeo and Juliet" story that takes place in the late 16c. Ukraine. Taras has settled into comfortable farm life after years of adventures and swashbuckling with his cossack companions. Though not wealthy, he is able to send his son Andrei away to a Polish school. At this time the Poles are overlords of Ukraine and the origin of the cossacks is struggle of the Ukrainian serfs to free themselves and their land of Polish domination. Toward this end Taras hopes that his son will be educated in the ways of the enemy. Instead, Andrei falls in love with the daughter of a Polish nobleman, setting the stage for a clash between love, family honor, and a struggle for national identity. Written by Anonymous  

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Plot Keywords:

Cossack | Ukraine | Battle | The Turks | Army  | See more »

Taglines:

A Love Story of Flesh And Fire!

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Romance | War

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Country:

Yugoslavia | USA

Language:

English | Latin

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

I djävulens tjänst See more »

Filming Locations:

Salta, Argentina See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$7,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$4,000,000 (USA)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | (TCM print)

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track  | Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Originally developed as a project to be directed by Robert Aldrich who said "I will make TARAS BULBA because I am Taras Bulba!" See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Andrei was the youngest son of Taras Bulba, not the oldest. See more »

Quotes

Filipenko: Never set foot under a Polish roof... even a tent!
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Crazy Credits

Thanks to the army of the Argentine Republic.
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Connections

Version of The Barbarian and the Lady (1938) See more »