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

Crew

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