Hiljaa virtaa Don (1957)
Tikhiy Don (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 5h 30min
- Drama, History
- 31 Oct 1958 (Finland)
- Movie
An epic story of shattered lives of the Don Cossacks through chaos of World War I, the Russian Revolution, and the following Civil War.
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Awards:
- 1 win & 1 nomination.
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Cast
| Pyotr Glebov | ... |
Grigori Melekhov
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| Elina Bystritskaya | ... |
Aksiniya
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| Zinaida Kirienko | ... |
Natalya
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| Daniil Ilchenko | ... |
Panteleimon Prokofyevich Melekhov
(as Danilo Ilchenko)
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Anastasia Filippova | ... |
Iljinicna
(as A. Filippova)
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| Nikolai Smirnov | ... |
Pyotr Melekhov
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| Lyudmila Khityaeva | ... |
Dariya Melekhova
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| Natalya Arkhangelskaya | ... |
Dunyashka
(as N. Arkhangelskaya)
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Aleksandr Blagovestov | ... |
Stepan Lekatov
(as A. Blagovestov)
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| Igor Dmitriev | ... |
Yevgeni Listnitsky
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| Aleksandr Shatov | ... |
Listnitsky Father
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| Boris Novikov | ... |
Mitka Korshunov
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| Aleksandr Zhukov | ... |
Miron Koshevoy
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| Gennadi Karyakin | ... |
Mikhail Koshevoy
(as G. Karyakin)
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Viliam Shatunovsky | ... |
Shtokman
(as V. Shatunovsky)
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| Aleksandr Titov | ... |
Kotljarov
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| Vadim Zakharchenko | ... |
Prokhor Zykov
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| Dmitriy Kapka | ... |
Ded Sashka
(as D. Kapka)
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| Pyotr Chernov | ... |
Bunchik
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| Mikhail Gluzskiy | ... |
Yesaul Kalmykov
(as M. Gluzskiy)
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| Viktor Bubnov | ... |
(as V. Bubnov)
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Vyacheslav Butenko |
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| Aleksandra Denisova | ... |
Lukinichna
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| Aleksandr Grave |
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Aleksandr Karpov | ... |
(as A. Karpov)
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| Valentina Khmara | ... |
Mashutka Koshevaya
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| Pyotr Lyubeshkin | ... |
Martin Shamil
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| Yelena Maksimova | ... |
Mother Koshevaya
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| Olga Markina |
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| Nikolai Muravyov | ... |
Podtelkov
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| Vladimir Muravyov | ... |
(as Vladimir Muravev)
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| Lyubov Sokolova |
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M. Stepanov | ... |
Stepan Astakhov
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| Semyon Svashenko | ... |
Garandzha
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Nikolay Tyamin | ... |
(as N. Tyamin)
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| Mikhail Vasilyev |
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| Inna Vykhodtseva |
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| Sergey Yurtaykin | ... |
Valet
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Vergiliy Renin | ... |
Officer (uncredited)
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| Vasiliy Shukshin | ... |
Cameo (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Sergey Gerasimov | ||
Written by
| Sergey Gerasimov | ... | () |
| Mikhail Sholokhov | ... | (novel "Tikhij Don") |
Music by
| Yuriy Levitin | ||
Cinematography by
| Vladimir Rapoport | ||
Film Editing by
| Nina Vasilyeva | ||
Production Design by
| Boris Dulenkov | ||
Art Direction by
| Boris Dulenkov | ||
Costume Design by
| Mariam Bykhovskaya | ||
| Konstantin Urbetis | ||
Production Management
| Arkadiy Kushlanskiy | ... | production manager (as Arkadi Kushlyansky) |
Sound Department
| Dmitri Flyangolts | ... | sound |
Music Department
| Arnold Roytman | ... | conductor (as A. Roytman) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Gala Film Distributors (1958) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Deutsche Film Hansa (1959) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1960) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Icestorm Entertainment (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
- Divisa Home Video (2012) (Spain) (DVD)
- Taurus Video (West Germany) (VHS)
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Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Original Russian film is 340 minutes long (film length 9,582 m). It was reduced to 107 minutes for international distribution. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Zhizn odna... (1987). See more » |