Plot
A "Romeo and Juliet" story that takes place in the late 16 c. Ukraine. Taras has settled into comfortable farm life after years of adventures and swashbuckling with his cossack companions. Though not wealthy, he is able to send his son Andrii away to a Polish school. At this time the Poles are overlords of Ukraine and the origin of the cossacks is struggle of the Ukrainian serfs to free themselves and their land of Polish domination. Toward this end Taras hopes that his son will be educated in the ways of the enemy. Instead, Andrii falls in love with the daughter of a Polish nobleman, setting the stage for a clash between love, family honor, and a struggle for national identity.
Written by
Waldo Salt, Karl Tunberg, Nikolay Gogol
Directed by
J. Lee Thompson
Crew
Production Countries
Yugoslavia, United States of America
Production Companies
Avala Film, Harold Hecht Productions, United Artists
Languages
English, Latin
Awards
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 nominations total