Credited cast: | |||
Anatoliy Kuznetsov | ... | Fyodor Sukhov | |
Pavel Luspekayev | ... | Pavel Vereshchagin | |
Spartak Mishulin | ... | Sayid | |
Kakhi Kavsadze | ... | Abdulla | |
Raisa Kurkina | ... | Nastasya, zhena Vereshchagina (as R. Kurkina) | |
Nikolai Godovikov | ... | Petrukha (as N. Godovikov) | |
Tamara Fedotova | ... | Gyulchatay (as T. Fyedotova) | |
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Musa Dudayev | ... | Rakhimov (as M. Dudayev) |
Nikolai Badyev | ... | Lebedev (as N. Badyev) | |
Vladimir Kadochnikov | ... | podporuchik Semyon (as V. Kadochnikov) | |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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I. Abdulragimov | ... | (as N. Abdulragimov) |
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Yu. Darumov | ||
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Velta Deglav | ... | Khafiza (as V. Deglav) |
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D. Gerami | ... | Ibragim |
Tatyana Krichevskaya | ... | Dzhamilya (as T. Krichevskaya) |
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>
I think the "best USSR movie ever" misses the point. This is certainly not the best movie, it wasn't even supposed to do all that well in the theaters when it was first made and released. I don't think anyone ever foresaw its success. However for some reason it just works; audiences identified with it and loved it.
White sun of the desert is a classic western. You don't have to know history of the Soviet Revolution to recognize a western when you see one, for this is exactly the soviet adaptation of the genre. Not only that, but the plot of this movie is just great.
I first saw this film when I was a kid (and numerous times since then), and even though I haven't seen it in a while, even with subtitles, you can't go wrong. I'd rate it 3rd best western along with "The Good, The bad, and the Ugly", "High Noon", and "A bullet for the General."