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The White Sun of the Desert
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Anatoliy Kuznetsov | ... |
Fyodor Sukhov
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Spartak Mishulin | ... |
Sayid
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Kakhi Kavsadze | ... |
Abdulla
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Pavel Luspekayev | ... |
Vereschagin
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Raisa Kurkina | ... |
Nastasya
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Tamara Fedotova | ... |
Gyulchatai
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Nikolai Godovikov | ... |
Petrukha
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Vladimir Kadochnikov | ... |
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Tatyana Tkach | ... |
Head Wife
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D. Gerami |
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Yu. Darumov |
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A soldier of the Red Army named Sukhov has been fighting in the Russian Civil War in Russian Asia for many years. Just as he is about to return home to his wife, Sukhov is chosen to guard and protect the harem of a guerilla leader (Abdulla). Abdulla is wanted by the Red Army and left his harem behind because the women hindered him. Sukhov's task proves to be more difficult than he imagined... Written by Alexandra S. <b97ase@stud.ki.se>
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Country:
Soviet UnionLanguage:
RussianRelease Date:
June 1973 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Sukhov: Abdulla, save your ammo! Otherwise nothing might have been left to shoot yourself with!
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Written by Isaak Shvarts and Bulat Okudzhava
Performed by Pavel Luspekayev
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[Abdulla shoots a full clip from his Mauser into the wall of the steel crude-oil gasholder where Sukhov is hiding inside along with surviving Abdulla'a wives; none of the bullets can pierce the thick wall]Sukhov: Abdulla, save your ammo! Otherwise nothing might have been left to shoot yourself with!
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"Vashe blagorodiye, gospozha Razluka"Written by Isaak Shvarts and Bulat Okudzhava
Performed by Pavel Luspekayev
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This so called "eastern" (or "ostern" – western Russian style), the movie about the fight of the Red Army soldier with the bandits ("basmachi") in the Central Asia during the Civil War that followed the Revolution of 1917, became not only a cult, but also one of the most beloved pictures for several generations of the viewers in all countries of the former Soviet Union. It has become a tradition for all Russian cosmonauts to watch it the night before their flight. Its success had formed the genre of domestic "eastern".
The demobilized after many years of military service soldier Fedor Sukhov walks through the desert to his native hamlet where his beloved Caterina Matveevna has been waiting for him. The movie is made as the letters that Fedor writes to Caterina (but never sends them) and tells her (with great humor) about his (often deadly dangerous) adventures. The band of cruel Abdulla rages in the area. Sukhov is charged with the task to accompany the harem of the leader to the safe area because Abdulla intended to murder his women rather than set them free. Accompanied by a young naive Petrukha, Sukhov leads "the group of the comrades" through the desert, knowing well that the face off with Abdulla is inevitable. Smart, fast, and brave Sukhov is the Army of One but at the most dramatic moment, he would need help from the former custom officer Verechagin and not very talkative but reliable Said who never forgot that Suknov had saved him from the horrible death in desert.
I've seen this movie ten or maybe twenty times - first, when it was released many years ago and I was a middle school student in Moscow and recently - after all these years. I know I have changed but the movie has not - it is funny, dynamic, and absolutely captivating. This perfect blend of comedy, action, and touching drama is deservingly one of the best Soviet films. The theme song "Vashe blagorodiye, gospozha Udacha" ("You Honor, Lady Luck") written by one of the best Soviet composers Isaak Schwarz with the lyrics of the legendary bard Bulat Okudzhava had became an instant hit and its fame has only grown as time passed. White sun of desert still shines bright.