Taras Bulba (1962 film)
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| Taras Bulba | |
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| Directed by | J. Lee Thompson |
| Produced by | Harold Hecht |
| Written by | Nikolai Gogol (story) Waldo Salt Karl Tunberg |
| Starring | Yul Brynner Tony Curtis |
| Music by | Franz Waxman |
| Cinematography | Joe MacDonald |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | 1962 |
| Running time | 122 min. |
| Country | Yugoslavia / U.S.A. / Argentina |
| Language | English |
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Taras Bulba is a 1962 film based on Nikolai Gogol's short novel, Taras Bulba, starring Yul Brynner and Tony Curtis as father and son, leaders of a Cossack clan on the Ukrainian steppes. The film was directed by J. Lee Thompson.
It is most well known in quoting the character, Taras Bulba, in saying "Put your faith in your sword, and your sword in a Pole."
On 25th March 2008 it will be out on DVD for the first time ever in Region 1 and Region 2
[edit] Filming locations
Although the story is set in the Eastern European steppes, the film was entirely shot in California USA, Mexico, and Salta Argentina.
[edit] External links
- Taras Bulba at the Internet Movie Database
- Taras Bulba at Allmovie
- Taras Bulba at the TCM Movie Database
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