Dream of a Cossack (1951)

Soviet filmmaker Yuri Raisman once more combines political dogma with solid entertainment values in Dream of a Cossack (aka Cavalier of the Golden Star). The title character, played by future director Sergei Bondarchuk (and billed for obscure reasons as Semyon Bondarchuk), is an ex-soldier who returns home to the Kuban region, there to take up life as a farmer. Instead, he galvanizes the local citizenry into participating in a massive construction project, which will result in a new power station and canal. Thus does Raisman offer an prime example of Russian collectivism while making it seem as though it had sprung from individual initiative. Dream of a Cossack is based on a popular novel by S. Babayefsky.

Released July 9, 1951 112 min None+

Genres: Drama, Romance

Keywords: imdb.based-on-novel, imdb.russia, imdb.soldier, imdb.power, aspectratio.1-37-1

Production Companies: Mosfilm

Country: Soviet Union
Production Country: Soviet Union
Languages: Russian