Zvenyhora (1928)
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".
Director: Oleksandr Dovzhenko
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Mykola Nademskyi as Grandpa / General |
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Semen Svashenko as Timoshka, First Grandson |
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Les Podorozhniy as Pavel, Second Grandson |
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Polina Skliar-Otava as Oksana / Roksana |
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Heorhiy Astafyev as Scythian Leader (uncredited) |
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Leonid Barbe as Monk (uncredited) |
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Nikolay Charov as Pavel's Friend (uncredited) |
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Vladimir Lanskoy as Spectator (uncredited) |
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Maria Parshina as Timoshka's Wife (uncredited) |
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I. Selyuk as Ataman (uncredited) |
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Anastasii Symonov as Fat Officer (uncredited) |
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Vladimir Uralskiy as Peasant (uncredited) |
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Mariia Diusimetier as |
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Tarasevych as |
| Directing | Oleksandr Dovzhenko | Director |
| Writing | Maik Yohansen | Writer |
| Writing | Yuri Tyutyunnyk | Writer |
| Editing | Oleksandr Dovzhenko | Editor |
| Writing | Oleksandr Dovzhenko | Writer |
| Camera | Boris Zavelev | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shcherbina | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Lazar Bodik | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Chernyayev | Assistant Director |
| Directing | M. Zubov | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Oleksiy Pankratyev | First Assistant Camera |
| Art | Vasyl Krychevskyi | Production Design |
| Camera | Vladimir Goritsyn | Assistant Camera |
