In the 16th century Ukraine, the Polish overlords and the Cossacks fight for control of the land but frequent Turkish invasions force them to unite against the common Turkish foe.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Tony Curtis | ... | Andrei Bulba | |
| Yul Brynner | ... | Taras Bulba | |
| Christine Kaufmann | ... | Natalia Dubrov | |
| Sam Wanamaker | ... | Filipenko | |
| Brad Dexter | ... | Shilo | |
| Guy Rolfe | ... | Prince Grigory | |
| Perry Lopez | ... | Ostap Bulba | |
| George Macready | ... | Governor | |
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Ilka Windish | ... | Sofia Bulba |
| Vladimir Sokoloff | ... | Old Stepan | |
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Vladimir Irman | ... | Grisha Kubenko |
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Daniel Ocko | ... | Ivan Mykola |
| Abraham Sofaer | ... | Abbot | |
| Mickey Finn | ... | Korzh | |
| Richard Rust | ... | Capt. Alex | |
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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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Release Date:
19 December 1962 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$7,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
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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
The Polish cavalry pursues the Cossacks from Dubno and is defeated, giving victory to the Cossacks. However, there is no mention of the infantry troops that are seen when the Cossacks first arrive at the fortress nor is the artillery used again when the Cossacks return. There would still be troops able to defend the fortress. See more »Crazy Credits
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I agree with most of the posts. However, one area that does not get attention is the soundtrack to the movie. When the Cossacks gather and ride to the Polish city to fight, the music is truly great. Having seen the movie over 40 years ago I can still hear the music of the ride to Dubnoi over and over in my head. I find it intoxicating!! Yul Brenner is made for the part of Tarus. I could never see Tony Curtis as a Ukrainian prince and his looks do not fit the part. He is however a Hungarian of Eastern European descent. This is a fun movie that has a great score, cinematography, and some interesting scenes and performances. The Yul Brenner song is laughable though.