Director: Vladimir Bortko
Operator: Dmitry Mass
Writer: Igor Matyshin and Vladimir Bortko based on the novel by Nikolay Gogol
Producer: Ruben Dishdishyan and Anton Zlatopolsky
Roles: Bogdan Stupka (Taras Bulba), Vladimir
Vdovichenkov (Ostap), Igor Petrenko (Andriy),
Magdalena Mielcarz (Elzhbeta), Ada Rogovtseva
(Bulba’s wife), Mikhail Boyarsky (Moisei Shilo),
Daniel Olbrychski (Krasnevsky). Vladimir Ilyin
(Koshevoy)
Middle of the 16 century. The great Polish state has entered
a golden era of power. The Polish aristocracy is subjugating
Ukrainian territory with fire and sword, establishing its order
everywhere. All those who refused to submit to Polish
domination congregated in the lower Dnepr region, in
Zaporizhia Sech. Here, former slaves became masters of
the destiny of all their people. Very soon Zaporizhia Sech
became a dangerous neighbor for the great empire. And
already the Cossacks are preparing for a campaign against
Poland. The old Cossack Taras Bulba had two sons. They had
no equals in the battles at the walls of besieged Dubna.
But the younger brother, Andrey, chose a different fate – to
disown his father, brother and fatherland and to put on Polish
armor for the sake of a beautiful Polish girl. Taras swore to kill
the traitor. The elder brother was captured by the Poles and
is due to be executed in a Warsaw square. Taras has sworn
to be avenged…