''Dream of a Cossack'' (russian: Кавалер Золотой Звезды, translit. ''Kavalier zolotoy zvezdy'') is a 1951

Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super- ...

directed by

Yuli Raizman Yuli Yakovlevich Raizman (russian: Юлий Яковлевич Райзман; December 15, 1903 – December 11, 1994) was a Soviet Russian film director and screenwriter. Career In 1924 he became a literary consultant for Mezhrabpom-Rus, the G ...

based on the novel ''The Golden Star Chavalier'' by Semyon Babayevsky. It was entered into the

1951 Cannes Film Festival The 4th Cannes Film Festival was held from 3 to 20 April 1951. The previous year, no festival had been held because of financial reasons. In 1951, the festival took place in April instead of September to avoid direct competition with the Venice Fi ...

Plot

Sergei Tutarinov, a veteran of the

Great Patriotic War The Eastern Front of World War II was a theatre of conflict between the European Axis powers against the Soviet Union (USSR), Poland and other Allies, which encompassed Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Northeast Europe (Baltics), an ...

, returns to his native village to take an active part in its restoration. His initiatives are strongly supported by the local Secretary of the Communist Party. Tutarinov becomes chairman of the party and begins to rebuild the whole town after the defeat of the Germans.

Cast

Sergei Bondarchuk Sergei Fyodorovich Bondarchuk (russian: Сергей Фёдорович Бондарчук, ; uk, Сергі́й Федорович Бондарчук, Serhíj Fédorovych Bondarchúk; 25 September 192020 October 1994) was a Soviet and Russian ...

as Semyon Tutarinov * Anatoli Chemodurov as Semyon Goncharenko * Kira Kanayeva as Irina Lyubasheva *

Boris Chirkov Boris Petrovich Chirkov (russian: Борис Петрович Чирков; 13 August 1901, Brianka – 28 May 1982, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian actor and pedagogue. He appeared in 50 films between 1928 and 1975. He was awarded four S ...

as Kondratyev * Pyotr Komissarov as Khokhlakov * Vladimir Ratomsky as Ragulin * N. Sevelov as Ostroukhov *

Nikolai Gritsenko Nikolai Olimpievich Gritsenko (russian: Николай Олимпиевич Гриценко, uk, Микола Олімпійович Гриценко; 24 July 1912 – 8 December 1979) was a Soviet and Russian theater and film actor. He ap ...

as Artamashov *

Ivan Pereverzev Ivan Fyodorovich Pereverzev (russian: Ива́н Фёдорович Переве́рзев; 3 September 1914 – 23 April 1978) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor. People's Artist of the USSR (1975). Filmography * '' The Convey ...

as Boichenko * F. Kiryutin as Nenashev *

Tamara Nosova Tamara Nosova (russian: Тамара Макаровна Носова; 21 November 1927 – 25 March 2007) was a Soviet and Russian actress, who was awarded the title of People's Artist of Russia in 1992. She appeared in 27 films between 194 ...

as Anfisa *

Stepan Kayukov Stepan Yakovlevich Kayukov (russian: Степан Яковлевич Каюков; 1 August 1898 – 22 January 1960) was a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor. People's Artist of the RSFSR (1949). Selected filmography * '' Golden Moun ...

as Rubstov-Yennitsky * Aleksandr Antonov *

Semyon Svashenko Simeon () is a given name, from the Hebrew (Biblical ''Šimʿon'', Tiberian ''Šimʿôn''), usually transliterated as Shimon. In Greek it is written Συμεών, hence the Latinized spelling Symeon. Meaning The name is derived from Simeon, son ...

as Secretary * N. Svetlov as Ostroukhov

References

External links

* 1951 films 1951 drama films Soviet drama films 1950s Russian-language films Films directed by Yuli Raizman Crystal Globe winners {{1950s-drama-film-stub