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Quiet Flows the Don (1957)

Quiet Flows the Don
340 min.
7.4
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Synopsis
A six-hour long epic (original director's cut) about the life of Don Cossacs in a village in southern Russia between 1912 and 1922. The leading character Grigori Melekhov is a rugged Cossac, who is torn between his first and true love Aksiniya, and his wife Natalya. Grigori Melekhov's personal life is shown as a rough journey through the experience of World War One, the Russian Revolution, and the following Civil War. The Cossacs are shown as traditional farmers and warriors, who are suffering through the most dramatic events in the history of Russia.
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Drama War I World War 1920s Russian Revolution
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/ Soviet Union  (USSR) Soviet Union (USSR)
Original title:
Tikhiy Don
Running time
340 min.
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Awards
1958: Karlovy Vary International Film Festival: Best Film
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