The momentous film stars Mykola Nademskyi as the grandfather of Tymish (Semen Svashenko), whom he alerts to secret treasure buried in the mountains of Zvenygora – Treasure that rightfully belongs to his homeland. The film wonderfully blends both lyricism and politics and uses its central construct to build a montage praising Ukrainian industrialization, attacking the bourgeoisie, celebrating the beauty of the Ukrainian steppe and retelling ancient folklore. Said Sergei Eisenstein of the film, "As the lights went on, we felt that we had just witnessed a memorable event in the development of the cinema".
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, History, Comedy
Stars: Mykola Nademskyi, Semen Svashenko, Leonid Barbe, Heorhiy Astafyev, Vladimir Uralskiy, Les Podorozhniy
Crew: Oleksandr Dovzhenko (Director), Maik Yohansen (Writer), Yuri Tyutyunnyk (Writer), Oleksandr Dovzhenko (Writer), Boris Zavelev (Director of Photography), Oleksandr Dovzhenko (Editor)
Country: Soviet Union
Language: No Language
Studio: VUFKU
Runtime: 92 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Apr 13, 1928
IMDb: 4.6
