Zvenyhora

IMDb 6.2 1928 • 92 min • DramaFantasyHistoryComedy

Director

Oleksandr Dovzhenko

Country

SU

Plot Summary

The momentous film stars Mykola Nademskyi as the grandfather of Tymish, whom he alerts to the secret treasure buried in the mountains of Zvenygora – a treasure that rightfully belongs to his homeland. The film wonderfully blends both lyricism and politics and uses its central construct to build a montage praising Ukrainian industrialization, attacking the bourgeoisie, celebrating the beauty of the Ukrainian steppe and retelling ancient folklore. Sergei Eisenstein said of the film, "As the lights went on, we felt that we had just witnessed a memorable event in the development of the cinema".

Top Cast

Mykola Nademskyi
Mykola Nademskyi a symbolic old man / a Tsar General
Semen Svashenko
Semen Svashenko a Red Army soldier Tymish, first grandson
Les Podorozhniy
Les Podorozhniy a Petliurite Pavlo, second grandson
Polina Skliar-Otava
Polina Skliar-Otava a peasant Oksana / Roksana
Leonid Barbe
Leonid Barbe a Catholic monk