Based upon the classic novel by Nikolai Gogol Taras Bulba is an epic tale of love betrayal honour and conflict. This unforgettable saga begins with story of Cossack warriors joining forces with the Polish army to rid the Ukraine of the invading Turkish. But once the battle is won the Cossacks only face treachery from their allies. Cossack leader Taras Bulba swears revenge. Raising his son with the intent of using him as a spy Teras sends his sibling Andrei into the midst of Polish society with the hope of taking them down from the inside. But his plans go awry when... Andrei falls in love with the young daughter of a Polish Nobleman ensuing a conflict between national identity obligation duty and love. Directed by celebrated film maker J.Lee Thompson (Cape Fear The Guns Of Navarone) with a screenplay by Waldo Salt (Midnight Cowboy Serpico) Taras Bulba stars Yul Brynner (The Magnificent Seven The King And I) and Tony Curtis (The Defiant Ones The Sweet Smell Of Success) in a complex story of those who put all their faith into a sword. [show more]
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Epic adventure set in Ukraine in the 16th Century. The film begins when Cossack warriors join forces with the Polish army to defeat the invading Turkish legions. However, once the battle is won, the Poles turn against the Cossacks, forcing them into the hills. Cossack leader Taras Bulba (Yul Brynner) now seeks revenge and sends his son Andrei (Tony Curtis) to infiltrate the Polish community, in the hope of taking them down from the inside. However, Bulba's plan is jeopardised when Andrei falls in love with Polish noblewoman Natalia (Christine Kaufmann). As time passes, tensions between Taras and Andrei escalate, with tragic consequences.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play A "Romeo and Juliet" story that takes place in the late 16c Ukraine Taras has settled into comfortable farm life after years of adventures and swashbuckling with his cossack companions Though not wealthy he is able to send his son Andrei away to a Polish school At this time the Poles are overlords of Ukraine and the origin of the cossacks is struggle of the Ukrainian serfs to free themselves and their land of Polish domination Toward this end Taras hopes that his son will be educated in the ways of the enemy Instead Andrei falls in love with the daughter of a Polish nobleman setting the stage for a clash between love family honor and a struggle for national identity
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