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Dubai, United Arab Emirates
A "Romeo and Juliet" story that takes place in the late 16c. 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 Andrei 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, Andrei 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.
M**D
A movievery much of its time.
Something brought this movie to my mind recently and I haven't seen it since I was about 9 years old but I had enjoyed it then. I didn't even know it was in colour. I didn't even look at the sleeve, just put it straight into the device and was surprised when the menu came up - it was in Spanish. Fortunately I speak a little and was able to navigate through it and watch the movie. It's a movie very much of it's time, the early 60's, or even an earlier era. The special effects are woeful though the scenery is breathtaking. However if you are 9 years old it would still be exciting. They say you should never revisit the scene of a happy childhood holiday and I think the same applies to movies.
R**D
READ THIS BEFORE YOU BUY
Well, I'm gutted! I suppose it weren't going to be long before I got stung eventually!Very inferior quality for the price! I have paid half the price for official releases before now.The appearance of this disc's laser burn is just what I would expect from a domestic DVD writer. The scene selector looks like something created in a domestic video editing program. The menu is surrounded by a cheap looking hammered gold bar, and to make things even worse, there is sound loss during the 'Cossack Drinking song'- scene 4, which was infuriating.Not a very happy chappy!
O**E
Great film
An excellent film, which I have watched several times over the years on TV. Finally able to own my own copy. Plenty of action, but in accordance with the era of its production not much gore. Some good historical fact, mixed with a believable storyline. Well worth watching.
S**N
good
Picture and. Sound superbStars yul brynner as a colonel in a Cossack unit who is betrayed by his polishAllies . Raises two sons one is tony Curtis. Yul sends. His sons to a polish school to better themselves while the boys have to deal with bigotry and racismBare in mind this was about n4-500 years. Ago the boys rebel and return home the Cossacks rise up to teach the dastardly. Polish a lesson.... Good rompWith tragic endeng
A**N
Maybe I need to read better
It was in Polish and therefore of no use to me. It was binned
D**E
great adventure film
saw it when i was 15, loved it then , love it now at 67!
J**M
Brynner at his best
Saw this when I was a youth I've loved it ever since. Such an enjoyable film never get tired of watching it
L**K
B movie!!!
Bought this for a Christmas gift for my husband, he watched it as a lad, he thought is was as good now as it was then.Personally Yul Brynner and Tony Curtis must've been skint to appear in it. Definitely a mans film!!!!