Vasiliy Buslaev

Overview

The film is based on Sergei Narovchatov’s poem. Vassily Buslayev is an epic Russian hero who rose to defend the freedom and independence of his people. The strength and power of this son of a Novgorod governor, his friendship with simple folk enraged and scared the rich, fat merchants of the city. When they learned that the young man was setting out on a march to save his native land from the enemy, they couldn’t be more happy: how could he defeat a foe so mighty! But Vassily overcomes all intrigues and brings his expedition to a victorious end. He returns home a hero, and not alone but with a sweetheart. When a threat of enemy invasion again looms over Novgorod, people come and beg Vassily to defend their native land.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 3, 1983

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Countries

Soviet Union

Production

Gorky Film Studios

Cast

Dmitriy Zolotukhin,Lyudmila Khityaeva,Irina Alfyorova,Valeriy Nosik,Natalya Krachkovskaya,Mikhail Kokshenov,Andrey Martynov,Aleksey Zaytsev,Dmitri Matveyev,Matlyuba Alimovaand 12 more

Director

Gennadi Vasilyev

Writer

Boris Shustrov,Gennadi Vasilyev,Sergei Narovchatov,Valeriya Pogozheva

Producer

Inessa Kashirskaya

Cinematography

Aleksandr Garibyan

Music

Aleksey Rybnikov

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0084850