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dalton99a

(93,393 posts)
Sat Feb 28, 2026, 11:30 PM 11 hrs ago

Dersu Uzala



Based on the work of the scientist and writer, famous traveler and explorer of the Far East V. Arseniev. The story of his friendship with the guide Dersu Uzala with extraordinary personal qualities. Their journey through the taiga-forest, full of dangerous adventures, is the plot of the film, but the meaning of the story goes far beyond the plot: it's a story about the brotherhood of people, that we are all children of the same land.

IMDb rating: 8,2
Year of production: 1975
Directed by: Kurosawa Akira
Screenwriters: Yuri Nagibin, Akira Kurosawa
Composer: Schwartz Isaac
Cinematographers: Gantman Yuri, Dobronravov Fedor, Nakai Asakazu
Production Designer: Raksha Yuri
Cast: Yuri Solomin, Alexander Pyatkov, Maxim Munzuk, Vladimir Kremena, Svetlana Danilchenko, Suymenkul Chokmorov, Mikhail Bychkov, Dima Korshikov, Nikolay Volkov, Igor Sykhra, Janis Yakobson, Alexander Baranov

Prizes and awards:
1975 - FIPRESCI Prize at the IX IFF in Moscow
1975 - gold prize at the IX IFF in Moscow
1976 - "Oscar" by the American Film Academy in Los Angeles (USA) for the best foreign film
1976 - diploma of the II degree "for achieving the best results in the artistic, visual and technical solution of the film" at the I All-Union competition for the best use of domestic negative color films when shooting feature films
1976 - participation diploma at the XIV New York International Film Festival (USA)
1977 - Special Prize of the National Association of Screenwriters of Spain, for the best foreign film shown in the country
1977 - diploma of participation at the IFF in Brussels (Belgium)
1977 - honorary award to producer Krichevsky Georges (posthumously) at the IFF in Brussels (Belgium)
1978 - M. Munzuku French critics' award "for the best acting work"
1976 - diploma of participation at the IFF in Vienna (Austria)
1977 - International Cinema Prize "David di Donatello" (Italy) for the best foreign film shown in Italy
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Dersu Uzala (Original Post) dalton99a 11 hrs ago OP
Great movie dweller 11 hrs ago #1
It was always in color... regnaD kciN 7 hrs ago #3
One of my favorite movies of all time NoRethugFriends 10 hrs ago #2
I am shivering just thinking about the blizzard scene. Thunderbeast 41 min ago #4

regnaD kciN

(27,576 posts)
3. It was always in color...
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 03:11 AM
7 hrs ago

I’m surprised it’s been allowed on YouTube, since it’s still under copyright. I’m not sure how well it would work, at it almost requires being seen on a big screen.

Thunderbeast

(3,805 posts)
4. I am shivering just thinking about the blizzard scene.
Sun Mar 1, 2026, 10:30 AM
41 min ago

It is in my DVD collection. Good reminder to watch it again!

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