Taras Shevchenko
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Growing up in a Ukrainian peasant family, knowing all hardships of serf life, young artist and poet Taras Shevchenko in the years of study clearly identifies the meaning of true art, which is to serve the interests of the people. The poems of Shevchenko are imbued with love for the common people. Fiery freedom-loving creativity of Taras Shevchenko is known throughout Russia. Nicholas I exiles the poet to the distant Caspian fort where he is to serve as an ordinary soldier and is banned from writing or drawing. In the poet's difficult days he has the support of Ukrainian soldier Skobelev, Polish revolutionary Sierakowski, captain Kosarev and the commandant of the fortress, Uskov. For the sake of his release Chernyshevsky and Dobrolyubov are hard at work. And so, the sick and aged Shevchenko is finally free. Together with Chernyshevsky and Dobrolyubov, he dreams of a bright future of the motherland, when the Russian and Ukrainian peoples throw off the chains of slavery.
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Sergei Bondarchuk
Taras Shevchenko
Known for
Fate of a Man
War and Peace
Aleksandr Khvylya
Lord Barabash
Станислав Чекан
Vladimir Chestnokov
Nikolay Chernyshevsky
Also in
Russian Pioneers
October Days
Nikolai Timofeyev
Nikolay Dobrolyubov
Also in
The Adjutant of His Excellency
The Wild Dog Dingo
Hnat Yura
Mikhail Shchepkin
Also in
Prometey
Hundred Thousands
Ivan Pereverzev
Zygmunt Sierakowski
Known for
The New Adventures of the Elusive Avengers
Nataliia Uzhvii
Yaryna Shevchenko
Also in
Rainbow
Sing a Song, Poet
Evgeniy Samoylov
Nikolay Speshnev
Known for
They Fought for Their Motherland
Mikhail Kuznetsov
Skobelev
Known for
Ivan the Terrible, Part I
Aleksey Konsovskiy
Kurochkin
Known for
Cinderella
The Snow Queen
Mark Bernes
Kosarev
Also in
Two Soldiers
Case No. 306
Ihor Savchenko Director · Boris Liatoshinsky Composer Arkadi Koltsaty Cinematographer
First release December 17, 1951 · Produced in Russia, Russia · Production Kievskaya Kinostudiya
Production
Dovzhenko Film Studios
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Kievskaya Kinostudiya
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Russia · Russia
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Original title
Тарас Шевченко
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · December 17, 1951
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Hungary
February 13, 1953 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 29, 1952 · Theatrical
XC
December 25, 1952 · Theatrical
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