Quiet Flows the Don (2006)

With World War I, the Bolshevik Revolution, and the Russian Civil War as backdrop, it's an old-fashioned, blood-and-guts narrative, filled with earthly humor and a wealth of colorful ... See full summary »

Director:

Sergey Bondarchuk

Writers:

Mikhail Sholokhov (novel), Sergey Bondarchuk (screenplay),

Stars:

Rupert Everett, Delphine Forest, F. Murray Abraham

Cast

Credited cast:
Rupert Everett	...	Grigory
Delphine Forest	...	Aksinia
F. Murray Abraham	...	Pantaley
Ben Gazzara	...	Gen. Secretov
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lorenzo Amato	...	Mikhail Korshunov
Natalya Andreychenko	...	Dariya
Mikhail Baskov	...	Koshevoy
Alexander Bespalis	...	Prohor Zykov
Alyona Bondarchuk	...	Natalya
Sergey Bondarchuk	...	Gen. Krasnov
Vladimir Gostyukhin	...	Pyotr
Alexander Jharkov	...	Ivan Alexeevich
Nikolai Karachentsov
Gennadi Karnovich-Valua	...	Gen. Lysytzyn
Ivan Lapikov

Storyline

With World War I, the Bolshevik Revolution, and the Russian Civil War as backdrop, it's an old-fashioned, blood-and-guts narrative, filled with earthly humor and a wealth of colorful characters. The story concerns the fluctuating fortunes of Grigory Melekhov, a young Cossack who is both a hero and a victim of the uprising.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 November 2006 (Russia)

Also Known As:

Der stille Don

Filming Locations:

Russia

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Madison Motion Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

180 min 364 min (Russian TV) 160 min (Feature film)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of And Quiet Flows the Don (1931)

User Reviews

The Opera of a Great Director

Quiet flows the Don, based on the Nobel Price winning novel of Michail Sholokov and directed by the Oscar Price Serghey Bondarchuk, starring Rupert Everett, Delphine Forest and Murray Abraham, is a film in two parts of about 90' each, realized in Dolby Digital Surround, ready for Cinema Premiere, Home Video - DVD, Network TV, Syndication, Internet...And still nobody had the pleasure to see it. This unforgettable masterpiece, one of the rare epic Opera of European production directed to the world market, is due to the synergy and passionate work of four Academy Awards, two Emmy Awards and a David Award. The Premiere of the film, to which will participate outstanding figures of politic and entertainment world, will be shown at the same time in the city of London, Moscow and Rome. So please give voice to your comments only after screen the International version of this Great Evergreen and not the TV mix for Russian audience.