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Taras Bulba

Taras Bulba

A love story of flesh and fire!

19626.31h 59m

Overview

Ukraine, 16th century. While the Poles dominate the Cossack steppes, Andrei, son of Taras Bulba, a Cossack leader, must choose between his love for his family and his folk and his passion for a Polish woman.

Directed by J. Lee Thompson
Written by Karl Tunberg, Nikolai Gogol, Waldo Salt
Produced by Harold Hecht
Box OfficeBudget: $7.0MRevenue: $4.0M

Top Cast

Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis

Andrei Bulba

Yul Brynner

Yul Brynner

Taras Bulba

Christine Kaufmann

Christine Kaufmann

Natalia Dubrov

Sam Wanamaker

Sam Wanamaker

Filipenko

Brad Dexter

Brad Dexter

Shilo

Guy Rolfe

Guy Rolfe

Prince Grigory

Perry Lopez

Perry Lopez

Ostap Bulba

George Macready

George Macready

The Governor

Ilka Windish

Ilka Windish

Sofia Bulba

Vladimir Sokoloff

Vladimir Sokoloff

Stepan Kanevsky

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookcossackpoland16th centuryottoman empirefather son relationshipbrother brother relationshipukraine

About Taras Bulba

Taras Bulba is a adventure, romance, history, war, drama film released in 1962 exploring themes of based on novel or book, cossack, poland, 16th century, ottoman empire, father son relationship. Directed by J. Lee Thompson, it stars Tony Curtis, Yul Brynner, Christine Kaufmann. Ukraine, 16th century. While the Poles dominate the Cossack steppes, Andrei, son of Taras Bulba, a Cossack leader, must choose between his love for his family and his folk and his passion for a Polish woman.

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