Top billed cast

1. 

   Tony Curtis

   Andrei Bulba

2. 

   Yul Brynner

   Taras Bulba

3. 

   Christine Kaufmann

   Natalia Dubrov

4. 

   Sam Wanamaker

   Filipenko

5. 

   Brad Dexter

   Shilo

6. 

   Guy Rolfe

   Prince Grigory

7. 

   Perry Lopez

   Ostap Bulba

8. 

   George Macready

   The Governor

9. 

   Ilka Windish

   Sofia Bulba

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak

Written by Wuchak on 2022-03-26

_**Cossacks vs. Poles on the steppes of Ukraine (actually Argentina)**_

In the 16th century, Cossacks on the Ukrainian steppe defy their subjugators, the Poles. Yul Brynner plays a hearty colonel while Tony Curtis plays his eldest son, who foolishly falls for a lovely princess in Kiev (Christine Kaufmann).

"Taras Bulba" (1962) is based on the first half of the classic novella by Nikolai Gogol, published in 1835. At heart, it’s a sword & sandal flick that meshes “The Vikings” (1958) with Brynner’s “Solomon and Sheba” (1959). There are curious stabs at frivolity and amusement...read the rest

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2. Mio min Mio59%
3. The Last of the Mohicans73%
4. Anna Karenina67%
5. Tristan & Isolde67%
6. The Vikings70%
7. The Guns of Navarone72%
8. The Saint61%
9. Ben-Hur78%
10. The Other Boleyn Girl67%
11. Private Peaceful66%
12. The Duellists72%
13. Nicholas Nickleby69%
14. Tess70%
15. Great Expectations64%
16. Dark of the Sun65%
17. Winter's Tale62%
18. Queen of the Desert58%
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20. The New World65%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$7,000,000.00

Revenue
$4,000,000.00

Keywords

• based on novel or book
• cossack
• poland
• 16th century
• ottoman empire
• father son relationship
• brother brother relationship
• ukraine