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The poster in English
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Directed by | Sergei Gerasimov |
Written by |
Sergei Gerasimov Mikhail Sholokhov (novel) |
Starring |
Pyotr Glebov Elina Bystritskaya Zinaida Kiriyenko, Lyudmila Khityaeva |
Music by | Yuri Levitin |
Cinematography | Vladimir Rapoport |
Edited by | Nina Vasilyeva |
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Release date
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26 October 1957 (parts 1/2) 30 April 1958 (part 3) |
Running time
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330 minutes |
Country | Soviet Union |
Language | Russian |
And Quiet Flows the Don (Russian: Тихий Дон, translit. Tikhiy Don) is a three-part epic 1958 Soviet film directed by Sergei Gerasimov based on the novel of the same title by Mikhail Sholokhov. The first two parts of the film were released in October 1957 and the final third part in 1958. In 1958 the film won Crystal Globe award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and the Best Picture Award at the All-Union Film Festival.