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The White Sun of the Desert

Plot: The setting is the east shore of the Caspian Sea (today's Turkmenistan) where the Red Army soldier Fyodor Sukhov has been fighting the Civil War in Russian Asia for a number of years. After being hospitalised and then demobbed, he sets off home to join his wife, only to be caught up in a desert fight between a Red Army cavalry unit and Basmachi guerrillas
Release Date: Sunday, December 14 1969
55 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Anatoliy KuznetsovAnatoliy Kuznetsov
Anatoliy Kuznetsov was
38 in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Fyodor Sukhov'.
Wed, Dec 31 1930 –
Fri, Mar 07 2014
Portrait of Pavel LuspekayevPavel Luspekayev
Pavel Luspekayev was
42 in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Pavel Vereshchagin'.
Wed, Apr 20 1927 –
Fri, Apr 17 1970
Portrait of Spartak MishulinSpartak Mishulin
Spartak Mishulin was
43 in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Said'.
Fri, Oct 22 1926 –
Sun, Jul 17 2005
Portrait of Kakhi KavsadzeKakhi Kavsadze
Kakhi Kavsadze was
34 in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Abdulla'.
Wed, Jun 05 1935 –
Tue, Apr 27 2021
Portrait of Raisa KurkinaRaisa Kurkina
Raisa Kurkina was
42 in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Nastasya'.
Fri, Oct 07 1927
Portrait of Nikolai GodovikovNikolai Godovikov
Nikolai Godovikov was
19 in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Petrukha'.
Sat, May 06 1950 –
Thu, Nov 23 2017
Portrait of Tatyana FedotovaTatyana Fedotova
Tatyana Fedotova was
19 in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Gyulchatay'.
Tue, Sep 26 1950
Portrait of Musa DudayevMusa Dudayev
Musa Dudayev was
31 in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Rakhimov'.
Wed, Feb 16 1938 –
Wed, Aug 06 2014
Portrait of Nikolai BadyevNikolai Badyev
Nikolai Badyev was
46 in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Lebedev'.
Mon, Dec 25 1922 –
Thu, Feb 11 1993
Portrait of Vladimir KadochnikovVladimir Kadochnikov
Vladimir Kadochnikov was
41 in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Semyon'.
Tue, Aug 28 1928 –
Thu, Apr 22 1993
Portrait of I. AbdulragimovI. Abdulragimov
I. Abdulragimov was
>> in The White Sun of the Desert
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yu. DarumovYu. Darumov
Yu. Darumov was
>> in The White Sun of the Desert
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Galina DashevskayaGalina Dashevskaya
Galina Dashevskaya was
28 in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Djamilya'.
Thu, May 08 1941 –
Thu, Jun 18 2020
Portrait of Velta DeglavVelta Deglav
Velta Deglav was
>> in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Khafiza'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of D. GeramiD. Gerami
D. Gerami was
>> in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Ibragim'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tatyana KrichevskayaTatyana Krichevskaya
Tatyana Krichevskaya was
>> in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Dzhamilya'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yakov LentsYakov Lents
Yakov Lents was
>> in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Starik'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Alla LimenesAlla Limenes
Alla Limenes was
>> in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Zarina'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Galina LuchaiGalina Luchai
Galina Luchai was
>> in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Katerina Matveyevna'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Aleksandr MassarskiyAleksandr Massarskiy
Aleksandr Massarskiy was
41 in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Bandit'.
Sat, May 05 1928 –
Fri, Dec 18 2020
Portrait of Igor MilonovIgor Milonov
Igor Milonov was
>> in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Aristarkh, Bandit'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Andrey NaymushinAndrey Naymushin
Andrey Naymushin was
>> in The White Sun of the Desert
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Irakli NijaradzeIrakli Nijaradze
Irakli Nijaradze was
>> in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Starik'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of K. OmarovK. Omarov
K. Omarov was
>> in The White Sun of the Desert
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Zinaida RachmatovaZinaida Rachmatova
Zinaida Rachmatova was
20 in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Zulfiya'.
Tue, Feb 01 1949 –
Sat, Jun 20 2009
Portrait of Svetlana SlivinskayaSvetlana Slivinskaya
Svetlana Slivinskaya was
>> in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Saida'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Lidiya SmirnovaLidiya Smirnova
Lidiya Smirnova was
54 in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Leila'.
Sat, Feb 13 1915 –
Wed, Jul 25 2007
Portrait of Arkadiy SokolovArkadiy Sokolov
Arkadiy Sokolov was
>> in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Bandit'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Marina StavitskayaMarina Stavitskaya
Marina Stavitskaya was
>> in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Gyuzel'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tatyana TkachTatyana Tkach
Tatyana Tkach was
25 in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Zukhra'.
Sat, Sep 30 1944
Portrait of Tatyana KuzminaTatyana Kuzmina
Tatyana Kuzmina was
>> in The White Sun of the Desert
as '(uncredited)'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Vitaliy MatveevVitaliy Matveev
Vitaliy Matveev was
33 in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Bandit (uncredited)'.
Wed, Jan 01 1936 –
Sat, Oct 02 2010
Portrait of Andrey SmirnovAndrey Smirnov
Andrey Smirnov was
28 in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Bandit (uncredited)'.
Wed, Mar 12 1941
Portrait of Galina UmpelyovaGalina Umpelyova
Galina Umpelyova was
30 in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Dzhamilya (uncredited)'.
Fri, Apr 07 1939 –
Tue, Dec 20 2016

Crew

Portrait of Vladimir MotylVladimir Motyl
Vladimir Motyl was
42 in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Director'
Sun, Jun 26 1927 –
Sun, Feb 21 2010
Portrait of Magomed DakievMagomed Dakiev
Magomed Dakiev was
35 in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'First Assistant Director'
Mon, Jan 01 1934 –
Thu, Jul 22 2021
Portrait of Eduard RozovskyEduard Rozovsky
Eduard Rozovsky was
43 in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Director of Photography'
Tue, Dec 14 1926 –
Tue, Jul 26 2011
Portrait of Mark ZakharovMark Zakharov
Mark Zakharov was
36 in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Writer'
Fri, Oct 13 1933 –
Sat, Sep 28 2019
Portrait of Valentin EzhovValentin Ezhov
Valentin Ezhov was
48 in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Writer'
Fri, Jan 21 1921 –
Sat, May 08 2004
Portrait of Rustam IbragimbekovRustam Ibragimbekov
Rustam Ibragimbekov was
30 in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Screenplay'
Sun, Feb 05 1939
Portrait of V. NesterovaV. Nesterova
V. Nesterova was
>> in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Editor'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Isaac SchwartsIsaac Schwarts
Isaac Schwarts was
46 in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Original Music Composer'
Sun, May 13 1923 –
Sun, Dec 27 2009
Portrait of Berta ManevichBerta Manevich
Berta Manevich was
47 in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Production Design'
Sat, Nov 04 1922 –
Thu, Jun 13 2002
Portrait of Valery KostrinValery Kostrin
Valery Kostrin was
31 in The White Sun of the Desert
as 'Production Design'
Mon, Jan 17 1938