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The White Sun of the Desert

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The setting is the east shore of the Caspian Sea (today's Turkmenistan) where the Red Army soldier Fyodor Sukhov has been fighting the Civil War in Russian Asia for a number of years. After being hospitalised and then demobbed, he sets off home to join his wife, only to be caught up in a desert fight between a Red Army cavalry unit and Basmachi guerrillas. The cavalry unit commander, Rahimov, "convinces" Sukhov to help, temporarily, with the protection of abandoned women of the Basmachi guerrilla leader Abdullah's harem. Leaving a young Red Army soldier, Petrukha, to assist Sukhov with the task, Rahimov and his cavalry unit set out to pursue fleeing Abdullah.Sukhov and women from Abdullah's harem return to a nearby shore town. Soon, looking for a seaway across the border, Abdullah and his gang come to the same town...

Release Date : 1969-12-14

Language :Russian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : LenfilmMosfilm

Production Country : Soviet Union

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Anatoliy Kuznetsov

Character Name : Фёдор Иванович Сухов, красноармеец

Original Name : Анатолий Кузнецов

Gender : Male

Pavel Luspekayev

Character Name : Павел Артемьевич Верещагин, таможенник

Original Name : Павел Луспекаев

Gender : Male

Spartak Mishulin

Character Name : Саид

Original Name : Спартак Мишулин

Gender : Male

Kakhi Kavsadze

Character Name : Абдулла (озв. Михаил Волков)

Original Name : კახი კავსაძე

Gender : Male

Raisa Kurkina

Character Name : Настасья, жена Верещагина

Original Name : Раиса Куркина

Gender : Female

Nikolai Godovikov

Character Name : Петруха

Original Name : Николай Годовиков

Gender : Male

Tatyana Fedotova

Character Name : Гюльчатай (озв. Надежда Румянцева)

Original Name : Татьяна Федотова

Gender : Female

Musa Dudayev

Character Name : Рахимов, красный командир (озв. Игорь Ефимов)

Original Name : Муса Дудаев

Gender : Male

Nikolai Badyev

Character Name : Лебедев, хранитель музея (озв. Алексей Кожевников)

Original Name : Nikolai Badyev

Gender : Male

Vladimir Kadochnikov

Character Name : Семён, подпоручик

Original Name : Vladimir Kadochnikov

Gender : Male

Galina Luchai

Character Name : Катерина Матвеевна, жена Сухова

Original Name : Galina Luchai

Gender : Male

Svetlana Slivinskaya

Character Name : Саида, старшая жена Абдуллы

Original Name : Svetlana Slivinskaya

Gender : Male

Velta Deglav

Character Name : Хафиза, жена Абдуллы

Original Name : Velta Deglav

Gender : Male

D. Gerami

Character Name : Ибрагим, бандит

Original Name : D. Gerami

Gender : Male

Igor Milonov

Character Name : Аристарх, бандит

Original Name : Igor Milonov

Gender : Male

Tatyana Krichevskaya

Character Name : Джамиля, жена Абдуллы

Original Name : Tatyana Krichevskaya

Gender : Male

Alla Limenes

Character Name : Зарина, жена Абдуллы

Original Name : Alla Limenes

Gender : Male

Zinaida Rachmatova

Character Name : Зульфия, жена Абдуллы

Original Name : Зинаида Рахматова

Gender : Female

Tatyana Tkach

Character Name : Зухра, жена Абдуллы

Original Name : Татьяна Ткач

Gender : Female

Lidiya Smirnova

Character Name : Лейла, жена Абдуллы

Original Name : Лидия Смирнова

Gender : Female

Marina Stavitskaya

Character Name : Гюзель, жена Абдуллы

Original Name : Marina Stavitskaya

Gender : Male

Aleksandr Massarskiy

Character Name : бандит

Original Name : Александр Массарский

Gender : Male

Arkadiy Sokolov

Character Name : бандит

Original Name : Arkadiy Sokolov

Gender : Male

Yakov Lents

Character Name : старик

Original Name : Yakov Lents

Gender : Male

Irakli Nijaradze

Character Name : старик

Original Name : Irakli Nijaradze

Gender : Male

Yu. Darumov

Character Name : эпизод

Original Name : Yu. Darumov

Gender : Male

I. Abdulragimov

Character Name : эпизод

Original Name : I. Abdulragimov

Gender : Male

Andrey Naymushin

Character Name : эпизод

Original Name : Andrey Naymushin

Gender : Male

K. Omarov

Character Name : эпизод

Original Name : K. Omarov

Gender : Male

Vitaliy Matveyev

Character Name : бандит (нет в титрах)

Original Name : Виталий Матвеев

Gender : Male

Andrey Smirnov

Character Name : бандит (нет в титрах)

Original Name : Андрей Смирнов

Gender : Male

Май-Маевский

Character Name : старик (нет в титрах)

Original Name : Май-Маевский

Gender : Male

Рамазанов

Character Name : старик (нет в титрах)

Original Name : Рамазанов

Gender : Male

Феликс Джиоев

Character Name : эпизод (нет в титрах)

Original Name : Феликс Джиоев

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-12-21

There's something quietly comedic about the scenario in which returning soldier "Sukhov" (Anatoliy Kuznetsov) finds himself. He's determined just to get home to some peace and quiet with his wife - whom we see in the opening few scenes - and settle down. Sadly for him, fate has other plans as he rescues "Sayid" (Spartak Mishulin) buried up to his neck in the sand and is soon embroiled in that's mans search for revenge as well as a battle between the pursuing Soviet army and a local freedom fighter called "Abdullah" (Kakhi Kavsadze). It's not so much the battle that he needs to fight that preoccupies our hero, but the latter man's harem of nine concubines whom he has abandoned in his flight, and whom "Sukhov" must keep safe - or as safe as he can! Meantime, these ladies assume that he is their new "husband" and so whilst he only has his heart set on returning home, well maybe that's not going to be so simple after all. This is an enjoyably characterful drama with a solid effort from Kuznetsov leading an ensemble cast that combines some combat scenes with a tiny bit of romance and an all important machine gun. It's a bit like a Gunga Din of the East type affair that's quickly paced with plenty of action, mischief and duplicity. These are all flawed folks - there are few saints here, though the permanently sozzled "Vereshchagin" (Pavel Luspekayev) does have something of the genie about his abilities to appear just when necessary, as does the rescued "Sayid". The desert photography sets the scene nicely and the whole film neatly contrasts the honourable and the absurd of humanity. All it really needs is a bit of Ennio Morricone. Worth a watch.