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A Cossack Beyond the Danube
7.0 / 10• 1953• 1h 35m•NR• Ukrainian
MusicRomance
Storyline
A Ukrainian comic opera with spoken dialogue in three acts with music and libretto by the composer Semen Hulak-Artemovsky (1813–1873). The orchestration has subsequently been rewritten by composers such as Reinhold Glière and Heorhiy Maiboroda. This is one of the best-known Ukrainian comic operas depicting national themes.
Cast & Crew
Ivan Patorzhynsky
Karas
Lead
Maria Lytvynenko-Volhemut
Odarka
Yelizaveta Chavdar
Oksana
MS
Mykola Shelyushko
Andrei
Mykhailo Hryshko
Sultan
IK
Ivan Kuchenko
Selikh-Agah
VM
Volodymyr Matveyev
The Imam
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Vasyl Lapoknysh's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. A Cossack Beyond the Danube is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
