Zvenyhora

1h 32m

6.2

The momentous film stars Mykola Nademskyi as the grandfather of Tymish, whom he alerts to the secret treasure buried in the mountains of Zvenygora – a treasure that rightfully belongs to his homeland. The film wonderfully blends both lyricism and politics and uses its central construct to build a montage praising Ukrainian industrialization, attacking the bourgeoisie, celebrating the beauty of the Ukrainian steppe and retelling ancient folklore. Sergei Eisenstein said of the film, "As the lights went on, we felt that we had just witnessed a memorable event in the development of the cinema".

Cast

Mykola Nademskyi

Grandpa / General

Semen Svashenko

Timoshka, First Grandson

Les Podorozhniy

Pavel, Second Grandson

Polina Skliar-Otava

Oksana / Roksana

Heorhiy Astafyev

Scythian Leader (uncredited)

Monk (uncredited)

Pavel's Friend (uncredited)

Vladimir Lanskoy

Spectator (uncredited)

Timoshka's Wife (uncredited)

Ataman (uncredited)

Anastasii Symonov

Fat Officer (uncredited)

Vladimir Uralskiy

Peasant (uncredited)

Crew

Oleksandr Dovzhenko

Director, Writer, Editor

Yuri Tyutyunnyk

Director of Photography

Assistant Director

Assistant Director

Assistant Director

Vladimir Goritsyn

Assistant Camera

Oleksiy Pankratyev

First Assistant Camera

Vasyl Krychevskyi