Ukrainian Rhapsody
1961 · 1h 28m · N/A
Drama, Music, Romance, War
Directed by
Sergei Parajanov
Overview
World War II separates lovers Oksana and Anton. The young man is taken prisoner by the Germans, while his beloved abandons her studies at the conservatory to become a frontline nurse. Despite all the hardships, their paths cross again.
Director and cast
- Sergei Parajanov Director
- Olga Reus-Petrenko as Oksana - singer
- Eduard Koshman as Anton Petrenko
- Yuriy Gulyayev as Vadym Chayka
- Natalya Uzhviy as Nadiia Petrivna
- Oleksandr Hai as Weiner - organist
- Valeriy Vitter as Rudy, Weiner's son
- Anatoli Chemodurov as captain
- Stepan Shkurat as grandfather
- Sergey Petrov as head of the jury
- Nikolay Slobodyan Cast
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