Taras Bulba, the Cossack (Italian: Taras Bulba, il cosacco) is a 1962 Italian historical adventure film directed by Ferdinando Baldi and starring Vladimir Medar, Jean-François Poron and Fosco Giachetti. It received an American release in 1970 under the title The Tartars.[1] Based on the 1835 novel of the same title by Nikolay Gogol, it was made the same year as a much larger budget version Taras Bulba.
| Taras Bulba, the Cossack | |
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| Directed by | Ferdinando Baldi |
| Written by | Nikolay Gogol (novel) Ennio De Concini |
| Starring | Vladimir Medar Jean-François Poron Fosco Giachetti |
| Cinematography | Amerigo Gengarelli |
| Edited by | Renzo Lucidi |
| Music by | Guido Robuschi Gian Stellari |
Production company | I.A.C.EI.D.C. |
| Distributed by | Regionale Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Cast
- Vladimir Medar as Taras Bulba
- Jean-François Poron as Andrei Bulba
- George Reich as Ostapi
- Hugo Santana as Gurko
- Lorella De Luca as Natalia
- Fosco Giachetti as Voivode
- Sylvia Sorrente
- Erno Crisa
- Mirko Ellis
- Andrea Scotti
- Dada Gallotti
References
Bibliography
- Roy Kinnard & Tony Crnkovich. Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908–1990. McFarland, 2017.
