The White Sun of the Desert
Dec 14, 1969 · 1h 23m
Director
Vladimir MotylOverview
The setting is the east shore of the Caspian Sea (today's Turkmenistan) where the Red Army soldier Fyodor Sukhov has been fighting the Civil War in Russian Asia for a number of years. After being hospitalised and then demobbed, he sets off home to join his wife, only to be caught up in a desert fight between a Red Army cavalry unit and Basmachi guerrillas. The cavalry unit commander, Rahimov, "convinces" Sukhov to help, temporarily, with the protection of abandoned women of the Basmachi guerrilla leader Abdullah's harem. Leaving a young Red Army soldier, Petrukha, to assist Sukhov with the task, Rahimov and his cavalry unit set out to pursue fleeing Abdullah.Sukhov and women from Abdullah's harem return to a nearby shore town. Soon, looking for a seaway across the border, Abdullah and his gang come to the same town...
Cast of The White Sun of the Desert
Anatoliy KuznetsovSukhov
Pavel LuspekayevVereshchagin
Spartak MishulinSaid
Kakhi KavsadzeAbdulla
Raisa KurkinaNastasya
Nikolai GodovikovPetrukha
Tatyana FedotovaGulchatai
Musa DudayevRakhimov
Nikolai BadyevLebedev
Vladimir KadochnikovSemyon
Galina LuchaiКатерина Матвеевна, жена Сухова- Svetlana SlivinskayaСаида, старшая жена Абдуллы
- Velta DeglavХафиза, жена Абдуллы
- D. GeramiИбрагим, бандит
Igor MilonovАристарх, бандит- Tatyana KrichevskayaДжамиля, жена Абдуллы
- Alla LimenesЗарина, жена Абдуллы
Zinaida RachmatovaЗульфия, жена Абдуллы
Tatyana TkachЗухра, жена Абдуллы- Marina StavitskayaГюзель, жена Абдуллы
- Aleksandr Massarskiyбандит
- Arkadiy Sokolovбандит
Yakov Lentsстарик
Irakli Nijaradzeстарик- Yu. Darumovэпизод
- I. Abdulragimovэпизод
- Andrey Naymushinэпизод
- K. Omarovэпизод
Vitaliy Matveyevбандит (нет в титрах)
Andrey Smirnovбандит (нет в титрах)- Май-Маевскийстарик (нет в титрах)
- Рамазановстарик (нет в титрах)
- Феликс Джиоевэпизод (нет в титрах)
Crew of The White Sun of the Desert
Vladimir MotylDirector
Valentin EzhovWriter
Rustam IbragimbekovWriter- Yuriy KhokhlovExecutive Producer
Isaac SchwartsOriginal Music Composer
Eduard RozovskyDirector of Photography- V. NesterovaEditor
Bella ManevichProduction Design
Valery KostrinProduction Design- Vadim LindenbaumCostume Design
- Diana ManeCostume Design
- A. TimofeyevSet Decoration
- Mikhail AvrutinCamera Operator
- Viktor TupitsynCamera Operator
Mark ZakharovAdditional Writing
Bulat OkudzhavaLyricist- Lyudmila ShmuglyakovaScript Editor
- V. SpitsynScript Editor
Igor KlebanovAssistant Camera- Vladimir TokmeninStunts
About The White Sun of the Desert
What is The White Sun of the Desert about?
The setting is the east shore of the Caspian Sea (today's Turkmenistan) where the Red Army soldier Fyodor Sukhov has been fighting the Civil War in Russian Asia for a number of years. After being hospitalised and then demobbed, he sets off home to join his wife, only to be caught up in a desert fight between a Red Army cavalry unit and Basmachi guerrillas. The cavalry unit commander, Rahimov…
When was The White Sun of the Desert released?
The White Sun of the Desert was released on December 14, 1969.
Where can I watch The White Sun of the Desert?
The White Sun of the Desert is available to rent or buy on Amazon Video, Google Play Movies and YouTube in the US. Availability data from JustWatch.
How long is The White Sun of the Desert?
The White Sun of the Desert runs 1 hour 23 minutes (83 minutes).
Who directed The White Sun of the Desert?
The White Sun of the Desert was directed by Vladimir Motyl.
Who is in the cast of The White Sun of the Desert?
The cast of The White Sun of the Desert includes Anatoliy Kuznetsov (Sukhov), Pavel Luspekayev (Vereshchagin), Spartak Mishulin (Said), Kakhi Kavsadze (Abdulla) and Raisa Kurkina (Nastasya).