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Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors

1965 · 1h 36m · Drama · Romance

IMDb
7.8
Rotten Tomatoes
93%

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Overview

In the Carpathian Mountains of 19th-century Ukraine, love, hate, life and death among the Hutsul people are as they’ve been since time began. Ivan is drawn to Marichka, the beautiful young daughter of the man who killed his father. But fate tragically decrees that the two lovers will remain apart.

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Cast

Ivan Mykolaichuk

Ivan Mykolaichuk

Ivan Paliychuk

Larysa Kadochnykova

Larysa Kadochnykova

Marichka Gutenyuk

Tatyana Bestayeva

Tatyana Bestayeva

Palagna

Mykola Hrynko

Mykola Hrynko

Batag

Spartak Bagashvili

Spartak Bagashvili

Yurko Malfara

Leonid Yengibarov

Miko

Nina Alisova

Nina Alisova

Paliychuk, Ivan's Mother

Oleksandr Hai

Oleksandr Hai

Petro Paliychuk

Neonila Hnepovska

Neonila Hnepovska

Gutenyuk

Aleksandr Raydanov

Onufriy Gutenyuk

Igor Dzyura

Young Ivan

Valentina Glinko

Young Marichka

Aleksey Borzunov

Aleksey Borzunov

Narrator (voice)

Natalia Kandyba

Ganna Paliychuk (voice)

Suren Parajanov

Child (uncredited)

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Details

Release date
October 18, 1965
Status
Released
Original language
Ukrainian
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
TP
Genres
Drama, Romance

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