Overview
An old man tells his grandson of a legendary treasure buried beneath the hills of Zvenigora, setting in motion a sweeping cinematic poem that intertwines Ukrainian folklore, history, and revolution.
Director and cast
- Alexander Dovzhenko Director
- Mykola Nademskyi as Grandpa / General
- Semyon Svashenko as Timoshka, first grandson
- Les Podorozhniy as a Petliurite Pavlo, second grandson
- Polina Skliar-Otava as a peasant Oksana / Roksana
- Leonid Barbe as a Catholic monk
- Heorhiy Astafyev Cast
- Vladimir Uralskiy Cast
- Nikolay Charov Cast
- Maria Parshina Cast
- Vladimir Lanskoy Cast
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