Tikhiy Don (2006– )

Stars:

F. Murray Abraham, Rupert Everett, Delphine Forest

Cast

Credited cast:
F. Murray Abraham
Rupert Everett
Delphine Forest
Ben Gazzara
Vladimir Gostyukhin
Nikita Mikhalkov
Boris Shcherbakov
Irina Skobtseva

Storyline

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Russia

Language:

Russian

Release Date:

7 November 2006 (Russia)

Also Known As:

Cichy Don

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pro-Cinema Production

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.80 : 1

User Reviews

A modern adaptation of the epic and tragic story by Shokolov, Quiet Flows The Don.

The film follows the fortunes and life of Grigory (Everett), his loves and his family and village by the Don during the period 1914 - early 1920s, bringing out the tragic history of the Don Cossaks, riven by WW1, the Russian Revolution and the Civil War. Grigory, the youngest son, is conscripted for WW1, sympathises with the Soviet revolution, but in the confusion of the Civil War finds himself on the side of the Whites as the Cossaks are divided. This version (the third filmed) features Ruppert Everett, Ben Gazzara and Murray Abrahams, as well as Russian actors. It is 7 hours long, and was shown in 7 episodes on Russian television. It probably does not do the book (often compared with War and Peace) justice and seems to have been cut down with events sometimes seeming a little disjointed, but it does give a flavour of what to expect from reading the book. Despite it's international cast it did not get the international release it deserved. It is available in Russian language on video, in Russia, which is where I got my copy.