Overview

Ukraine, 16th century. While the Poles dominate the Cossack steppes, Andrei, son of Taras Bulba, a Cossack leader, must choose between his love for his family and his folk and his passion for a Polish woman.

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Nominations
Nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Score (1963)
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Box office
Grossed $4M worldwide against a $7M budget
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Based on
Based on the novel Taras Bulba
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Filming locations
Filmed in California
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Setting
Set in Ukraine
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Music
Music by Franz Waxman
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Joseph MacDonald
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Details

Director: J. Lee Thompson
Writers: Karl TunbergScreenplay
Nikolai GogolNovel
Waldo SaltScreenplay
Status: Released
Release date: November 21, 1962
Original language: English
Budget: $7M
Revenue: $4M
Countries: United States of America, Yugoslavia

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Harold Hecht Productions

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