And Quiet Flows the Don

Based On the book by Mikhail Sholokhov

And Quiet Flows the Don (Russian: Тихий Дон, translit. Tikhiy Don) is a three-part Soviet epic 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. The film tells the story of Russia's involvement in the World War I, the October Revolution, the Russian Civil War, the fate of ordinary people, the crumbling ideals of the Don Cossacks and the personal tragedy of the protagonist, Grigori Melekhov (anglicised Gregory Melehoff).

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Release date:

October 26, 1957

Director:

Sergei Gerasimov

Cast:

Pyotr Glebov, Elina Bystritskaya, Zinaida Kiriyenko, Danylo Ilchenko

Genre:

Romance, Drama, Epic, War, Historical drama

Country:

Soviet Union

Language:

Russian

Year page:

1957 in adaptations