The Song of the Don Cossacks

The Song of the Don Cossacks (1956)

DramaMusic

After the death of his Russian mother, nine-year-old orphan Peter lives with Professor Hartmann and his daughter Helga, who cares for him like a mother. Peter is very musical. He especially loves the melancholy songs of the Don Cossack Choir, which remind him of his mother. Because the boy has suffered from a severe heart defect since birth, his doctor, Dr. Stark, has forbidden him any excitement, including music. When one day the Don Cossack Choir's tour bus breaks down near Peter's house with engine trouble, the little boy meets the conductor Serge Jaroff and his famous singers in person.

Director: Géza von Bolváry
Writer: Juliane Kay

Casts

	Claus Biederstaedt as Rolf Bender
	Paul Hörbiger as Professor Hartmann
	Sabine Bethmann as Helga, seine Tochter
	Stefan Haar as Peter
	Willy Fritsch as Chefarzt Dr. Burger
	Gunnar Möller as Dr. Heinz Stark
	Serge Jaroff as Himself
	Alice Treff as Elisabeth
	Hans Richter as Karl
	Carla Hagen as Anneliese
	Elfie Pertramer as Mutter
	Else Reval as
	Emmy Burg as
	Bruno W. Pantel as

Crew