The Cossacks
6.2
“TRIAL BY TORTURE! As the World's Fiercest Fighters Battle for Freedom, Two Lovers Are Trapped by the Fury of War!”
Set in the 1850s in Czar Alexander II's Russia, this drama and adventure film focuses on the strife between the Circassian Muslims, led by Shamil and Czar Alexander.
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Edmund Purdom
Shamil, the Sheik
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John Drew Barrymore
Jamal
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Giorgia Moll
Tatiana
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Contempt
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Pierre Brice
Boris Sarubin
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Apache Gold
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Elena Zareschi
Patima
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Ulysses
Erno Crisa
Kasi
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Purple Noon
The Gold of Naples
Massimo Girotti
Tsar Alexander II
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Theorem
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Maria Grazia Spina
Alina
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Rugantino
The Bible: In the Beginning...
Louis Seigner
Bibikoff, old Russian General
Known for
L'Eclisse
The Truth
Mario Pisu
principe Voronzoff
Known for
Juliet of the Spirits
8½
Laura Carli
miss Ferguson
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Wise Guys
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Mara Berni
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The Traffic Policeman
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Viktor Tourjansky Director · Giorgio Venturini Director Ugo Liberatore Screenplay
United States release May 1, 1960 · Produced in France, Italy · Production Explorer Film '58, Wanguard Film
Production
Comptoir Français de Productions Cinématographiques (CFPC)
Production
Explorer Film '58
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Wanguard Film
Production
Faro Film
Production
France · Italy
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Languages
Original title
I cosacchi
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · February 4, 1960
Theatrical
United States · May 1, 1960
Theatrical
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