Natalka Poltavka (1937)
Based on the famous operetta, Natalka Poltavka was the first Ukrainian film directed in the USA. Natalka and Petro want to get married, but Natalka's father doesn't approve of the marriage — there are more affluent men in the village. Petro goes off to earn the required fortune.
Directors: Michael Gann, Vasile Avramenko, Edgar G. Ulmer.
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Thalia Sabanieeva as Natalka |
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Dimitri Creona as Petro |
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Olena Dibrova as Terpylykha |
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Michael Shvetz as Vyborny |
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Mathew Vodiany as Vozny |
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Theodore Swystun as Mykola |
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Vladimir Zelitsky as Palamar |
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Lydia Berezovska as Mariyka |
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Mykola Novak as Landlord |
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Michael Skorobohach as Office clerk |
| Writing | Vasile Avramenko | Writer |
| Directing | Michael Gann | Director |
| Directing | Vasile Avramenko | Director |
| Directing | Edgar G. Ulmer | Director |
| Writing | Michael Gann | Writer |
| Production | Vasile Avramenko | Producer |
| Writing | Ivan Kotliarevsky | Theatre Play |