A Dream (1964)
Poetic treatment of the early life of Ukrainian poet and painter Taras Shevchenko. A biopic made on the occasion of his 150th anniversary. It dwells on the first part of the Shevchenko's life leading up to the writing of his rebellious poem "A Dream" (A comedy). The film features the first appearance on the silver screen of the iconic Ukrainian actor Ivan Mykolaichuk (as Taras Shevchenko).
Director:
Volodymyr Denysenko
Writers:
Volodymyr Denysenko, Dmytro Pavlychko.
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Ivan Mykolaichuk as Taras Shevchenko |
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Yuriy Leontyev as young Taras |
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Dmytro Milyutenko as Uncle Ivan |
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Nataliia Naum as Yadviha Husikovska |
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Mikhail Derzhavin as Karl Bryullov |
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Kostiantyn Stepankov as Soshenko |
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Vasyl Dashenko as Venetsianov |
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Dmytro Franko as Vasyl Zhukovsky |
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Ivan Kononenko-Kozelskyi as Hryhorovych |
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Vladimir Goncharov as Engelhardt |
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Mykola Talyura as Shyryayev |
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Efim Kopelyan as Prekhtel |
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Vladislav Strzhelchik as Nicholas I |
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Anatoliy Ivanov as Tsar Alexander I |
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Vladimir Belokurov as Dubelt |
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Vyacheslav Voronin as Mokrytsky |
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Rayisa Nedashkivska as Prychynna |
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Petro Vesklyarov as |
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Mykola Yakovchenko as |
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Mykola Hrynko as |
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Lev Perfilov as Kripak (serf) |
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Nikolay Pishvanov as |
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Dmitriy Kostenko as Taras's ancestor |
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Aleksey Maksimov as Orlov |
| Writing | Volodymyr Denysenko | Screenplay |
| Directing | Volodymyr Denysenko | Director |
| Writing | Dmytro Pavlychko | Screenplay |
| Camera | Mykhailo Chorny | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Oleksandr Bilash | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Eduard Pluchik | Camera Operator |
| Art | Nikolay Reznik | Production Design |