Taras Bulba | 
| Actors: Yul Brynner, Brad Dexter, Mickey Finn, Chuck Hayward, Vladimir Irman
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
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Rating:  40 reviews
Sales Rank: 4302
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, Dvd, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Latin (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 124 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 110307
UPC: 883904103073
EAN: 0883904103073
ASIN: B0010YSDAO
Theatrical Release Date: 1962
Release Date: March 25, 2008
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Product Description
Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 09/23/2008 Run time: 122 minutes Rating: Pg13
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"I will kiss the devil before my son wears a Polish collar!" declares Cossack warrior Taras Bulba, thus laying down the fundamental conflict of this epic film, based on the classic book by Russian novelist Nikolai Gogol. After the Polish army and the Cossacks defeat the Turks, the Poles betray their fierce collaborators in order to claim the Cossacks' ancestral home, the Steppes. Scattered, the Cossacks bide their time, and Bulba (Yul Brynner) sends his son Andrei (Tony Curtis) to a Polish college to learn the secrets of their culture. Though Andrei faces cruelty and prejudice, he falls in love with a Polish noblewoman, Natalia (Christine Kaufmann, a lovely German actress in one of her few English-language roles). Andrei, torn by love and loyalty to his people, risks everything in a desperate attempt to win Christine, even if it pits him against his own father. Taras Bulba is far from a great film--there are some laughable special effects, the battle scenes are confused and sluggish, and Curtis never quite loses his Bronx accent. Despite that, Curtis' star power comes through, and Yul Brynner tears up the screen with his amazing physical presence and emotional intensity; the man was truly a unique and compelling actor, who found only a few roles that suited him--this was one. By the end, Gogol's muscular plot catches you in its grip. The hypnotically gripping final scenes overcome all the cheesiness that came before. --Bret Fetzer
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 MOVIE DELIVERY June 29, 2009
Edward Escudero
THE MOVIE WAS OK BUT WHY DID I PAY FOR EXPEDITED DELIVERY AND STILL HAVE THE PRODUCT LATE (AFTER FATHERS DAY) WHEN I COULD HAVE JUST LEFT IT AT THE LOW DELIVERY RATE AND RECIEVED IT AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME LENGTH OF TIME?? NOT REAL COST EFFECTIVE...
Taras Bulba - Great as Ever June 12, 2009
E. Shumsky (Ft McMurray Alberta)
I grew up with this movie & found it even better now than 40+ years ago. Along with The Magnificent Seven, Yul Brynner at his best with a young and dynamic Tony Curtis as a bonus - a classic!
 Cossacks Rule! May 4, 2009
Michael A. Walkowiec (Youngstown, OH. USA)
A Great and entertaining epic. A must watch for anyone with Ukrainian or Polish ancestery. Yul Brynner does a great job as a proud Cossack father. I would recommend.
culture clash in the Ukraine April 20, 2009
R. Bagula (Lakeside, Ca United States)
This movie is made from a classic of Russian history.
In a way it remind me of Native American history, in which a
plains culture on horse back meets a western civilization of cities and schools. In this movie Taras Bulba wins his battle much like Sitting Bull
did with General George Armstrong Custer, but you can see that his culture
is no match for cannon. "The charge of the light brigade" came later in history, but this movie shows that cavalry was the last hope of some cultures in the face the western cultural expansion.
I like the movie in which the Cossack's son says to the Polish governor's daughter (princess) that she is his country.
One of the Better Early-60's Epics February 18, 2009
T. A. Strand (Healdsburg, CA)
This film got lots of publicity when it came out; I even had a comic-book version of it. It has stood up to the test of time better than some, but still has some quaint aspects: no blood or gore in the vast battle scenes. Historical inaccuracies abound (what are the Polish nobles doing in an Orthodox church?), and the irony of a good Jewish boy like Tony Curtis playing a cossack shouldn't be missed.
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