Romance of a Horsethief

Overview

Since time immemorial, the simple-minded boisterous people of Malava, a small Polish town near the border of imperial Russia, have lived on horse-stealing, horse-trading and horse-smuggling. Life changes abruptly when a Russian garrison, commanded by Captain Stoloff, occupies the town and, in the name of the Czar, requisitions all the horses for the Russian-Japanese War. With no more horses to steal, Kifke cannot afford to marry Estusha and all the young men in the village are likely to be incorporated into the Russian army. This state of affairs cannot continue and Zavill will take care of things.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 11, 1971

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

France, Italy, United States of America, Yugoslavia

Production

Jadran Film,International Film Company,Prima Cinematografica,Les Films R.P.

Cast

Lainie Kazan,Marilù Tolo,Branko Pleša,Serge Gainsbourg,Eli Wallach,Mort Shuman,Jane Birkin,David Opatoshu,Yul Brynner,Linda Verasand 1 more

Director

Abraham Polonsky

Writer

David Opatoshu,Joseph Opatoshu

Producer

Gene Gutowski,Peter E. Strauss

Cinematography

Piero Portalupi

Music

Mort Shuman

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

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