Taras Bulba (1962) - film review

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Taras Bulba is an American romantic film drama first released in 1962, directed by J. Lee Thompson. The film is based on a novel by Nikolai Gogol and stars Tony Curtis, Yul Brynner, Sam Wanamaker, Brad Dexter and Guy Rolfe. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Director: J. Lee Thompson
Script: Nikolai Gogol (novel), Waldo Salt, Karl Tunberg
Photo: Joseph MacDonald
Music: Franz Waxman
Cast: Tony Curtis (Andrei Bulba), Yul Brynner (Taras Bulba), Sam Wanamaker (Filipenko), Brad Dexter (Shilo), Guy Rolfe (Prince Grigory), Perry Lopez (Ostap Bulba), George Macready (Governor), Ilka Windish (Sofia Bulba), Vladimir Sokoloff (Old Stepan), Vladimir Irman (Grisha Kubenko), Daniel Ocko (Ivan Mykola), Abraham Sofaer (Abbot), Mickey Finn (Korzh), Richard Rust (Capt. Alex), Ron Weyand (Tymoshevsky), Vitina Marcus (Gypsy princess), Christine Kaufmann (Natalia Dubrov), Ellen Davalos (Zina), Paul Frees (Narrator), Marvin Goux (Brother Bartholomew), Joe Gray, Chuck Hayward (Dolotov), Syl Lamont (Kimon Kandor), Cliff Lyons, Martine Milner (Redheaded girl), Jack Raine (Mayor)
Country: Yugoslavia / USA
Language: English / Latin
Runtime: 122 min

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