Drama · Soviet Union · 1964 · 1h 35m

A Tale of Don

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Director

Cast

Evgeni Leonov as Yakov Chibalok Lyudmila Chursina as Boris Novikov as Aleksei Smirnov as Aleksei Gribov as Georgiy Shtil as

Crew

Eugeny Kirpichiov — Director of Photography E. Orlova — Editor Vasiliy Solovev-Sedoy — Original Music Composer Arnold Vitol — Writer Aleksei Rudyakov — Production Design

Synopsis

Wife of the Red cossack Yakov Shibalok turns out to be a spy of the Whites, as she confesses to him during childbirth. Now Yakov is faced with a difficult choice between revolutionary duty and love for his wife. Based on short stories by Mikhail Sholokhov.

Key Collaborators

Vladimir Fetin Director Eugeny Kirpichiov Director of Photography E. Orlova Editor Vasiliy Solovev-Sedoy Original Music Composer Arnold Vitol Writer Aleksei Rudyakov Production Design

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