Taras Bulba

Name: Taras Bulba
Genre: Adventure, Romance, History, War, Drama
Released: 1962-11-21
Duration: 1 h 59 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Tony Curtis, Yul Brynner, Christine Kaufmann, Sam Wanamaker, Brad Dexter

1962·Movie·U·119 min·★ 6.3(81)

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“A love story of flesh and fire!”

Ukraine, 16th century. While the Poles dominate the Cossack steppes, Andrei, son of Taras Bulba, a Cossack leader, must choose between his love for his family and his folk and his passion for a Polish woman.

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About Taras Bulba

Taras Bulba is a 1962 English-language adventure, romance and history film directed by J. Lee Thompson. The cast is led by Tony Curtis, Yul Brynner, Christine Kaufmann. It has a runtime of 1h 59m. Viewers rate it 6.3/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on fuboTV, MGM+ Amazon Channel, Philo.

Taras Bulba was produced by Avala Film, Harold Hecht Productions, and United Artists and made in United States of America and Yugoslavia. It was released on November 21, 1962, and carries a U certification. Made on a budget of about $7 million, it went on to gross $4 million worldwide.

Director: J. Lee Thompson
Writers: Karl Tunberg, Waldo Salt
Release date: November 21, 1962
Original language: English
Age rating: U
Status: Released
Country: United States of America, Yugoslavia
Budget: $7 million
Box office: $4 million
Production: Avala Film, Harold Hecht Productions, United Artists

#based on novel or book#cossack#poland#16th century#ottoman empire#father son relationship#brother brother relationship#ukraine

Taras Bulba cast & crew

Taras Bulba was directed by J. Lee Thompson and written by Karl Tunberg and Waldo Salt.

The cast features Tony Curtis as Andrei Bulba, Yul Brynner as Taras Bulba, Christine Kaufmann as Natalia Dubrov, Sam Wanamaker as Filipenko, Brad Dexter as Shilo, and Guy Rolfe as Prince Grigory.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Franz Waxman, cinematography is by Joseph MacDonald, and it was produced by Harold Hecht.

Is Taras Bulba worth watching?

Taras Bulba holds an audience score of 6.3/10 from 81 ratings, a solidly received adventure films.

At 1h 59m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy adventure, romance, and history, Taras Bulba is worth a place on your watchlist.

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