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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
Genres: Action, Drama, Romance, Comedy, Adventure, War
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Cast

Portrait of Anatoliy KuznetsovAnatoliy Kuznetsov. Anatoliy Kuznetsov was 38 in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Sukhov'.
Birthday: Wed, Dec 31 1930 –
Died: Fri, Mar 07 2014
Portrait of Pavel LuspekayevPavel Luspekayev. Pavel Luspekayev was 42 in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Vereshchagin'.
Birthday: Wed, Apr 20 1927 –
Died: Fri, Apr 17 1970
Portrait of Spartak MishulinSpartak Mishulin. Spartak Mishulin was 43 in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Said'.
Birthday: Fri, Oct 22 1926 –
Died: Sun, Jul 17 2005
Portrait of Kakhi KavsadzeKakhi Kavsadze. Kakhi Kavsadze was 34 in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Abdulla'.
Birthday: Wed, Jun 05 1935 –
Died: Tue, Apr 27 2021
Portrait of Raisa KurkinaRaisa Kurkina. Raisa Kurkina was 42 in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Nastasya'.
Birthday: Fri, Oct 07 1927
Portrait of Nikolai GodovikovNikolai Godovikov. Nikolai Godovikov was 19 in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Petrukha'.
Birthday: Sat, May 06 1950 –
Died: Thu, Nov 23 2017
Portrait of Tatyana FedotovaTatyana Fedotova. Tatyana Fedotova was 19 in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Gulchatai'.
Birthday: Tue, Sep 26 1950
Portrait of Musa DudayevMusa Dudayev. Musa Dudayev was 31 in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Rakhimov'.
Birthday: Wed, Feb 16 1938 –
Died: Wed, Aug 06 2014
Portrait of Nikolai BadyevNikolai Badyev. Nikolai Badyev was 46 in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Lebedev'.
Birthday: Mon, Dec 25 1922 –
Died: Thu, Feb 11 1993
Portrait of Vladimir KadochnikovVladimir Kadochnikov. Vladimir Kadochnikov was 41 in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Semyon'.
Birthday: Tue, Aug 28 1928 –
Died: Thu, Apr 22 1993
Portrait of Galina LuchaiGalina Luchai. Galina Luchai was >> in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Катерина Матвеевна, жена Сухова'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Svetlana SlivinskayaSvetlana Slivinskaya. Svetlana Slivinskaya was >> in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Саида, старшая жена Абдуллы'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Velta DeglavVelta Deglav. Velta Deglav was >> in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Хафиза, жена Абдуллы'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of D. GeramiD. Gerami. D. Gerami was >> in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Ибрагим, бандит'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Igor MilonovIgor Milonov. Igor Milonov was >> in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Аристарх, бандит'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tatyana KrichevskayaTatyana Krichevskaya. Tatyana Krichevskaya was >> in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Джамиля, жена Абдуллы'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Alla LimenesAlla Limenes. Alla Limenes was >> in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Зарина, жена Абдуллы'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Zinaida RachmatovaZinaida Rachmatova. Zinaida Rachmatova was 20 in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Зульфия, жена Абдуллы'.
Birthday: Tue, Feb 01 1949 –
Died: Sat, Jun 20 2009
Portrait of Tatyana TkachTatyana Tkach. Tatyana Tkach was 25 in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Зухра, жена Абдуллы'.
Birthday: Sat, Sep 30 1944
Portrait of Lidiya SmirnovaLidiya Smirnova. Lidiya Smirnova was 54 in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Лейла, жена Абдуллы'.
Birthday: Sat, Feb 13 1915 –
Died: Wed, Jul 25 2007
Portrait of Marina StavitskayaMarina Stavitskaya. Marina Stavitskaya was >> in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Гюзель, жена Абдуллы'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Aleksandr MassarskiyAleksandr Massarskiy. Aleksandr Massarskiy was 41 in The White Sun of the Desert as 'бандит'.
Birthday: Sat, May 05 1928 –
Died: Fri, Dec 18 2020
Portrait of Arkadiy SokolovArkadiy Sokolov. Arkadiy Sokolov was >> in The White Sun of the Desert as 'бандит'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yakov LentsYakov Lents. Yakov Lents was 78 in The White Sun of the Desert as 'старик'.
Birthday: Wed, Jan 07 1891 –
Died: Thu, Jan 09 1975
Portrait of Irakli NijaradzeIrakli Nijaradze. Irakli Nijaradze was 61 in The White Sun of the Desert as 'старик'.
Birthday: Wed, Jan 01 1908 –
Died: Wed, Jan 01 1975
Portrait of Yu. DarumovYu. Darumov. Yu. Darumov was >> in The White Sun of the Desert as 'эпизод'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of I. AbdulragimovI. Abdulragimov. I. Abdulragimov was >> in The White Sun of the Desert as 'эпизод'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Andrey NaymushinAndrey Naymushin. Andrey Naymushin was >> in The White Sun of the Desert as 'эпизод'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of K. OmarovK. Omarov. K. Omarov was >> in The White Sun of the Desert as 'эпизод'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Vitaliy MatveyevVitaliy Matveyev. Vitaliy Matveyev was 33 in The White Sun of the Desert as 'бандит (нет в титрах)'.
Birthday: Wed, Jan 01 1936 –
Died: Sat, Oct 02 2010
Portrait of Andrey SmirnovAndrey Smirnov. Andrey Smirnov was 28 in The White Sun of the Desert as 'бандит (нет в титрах)'.
Birthday: Wed, Mar 12 1941
Portrait of Май-МаевскийМай-Маевский. Май-Маевский was >> in The White Sun of the Desert as 'старик (нет в титрах)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of РамазановРамазанов. Рамазанов was >> in The White Sun of the Desert as 'старик (нет в титрах)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Феликс ДжиоевФеликс Джиоев. Феликс Джиоев was >> in The White Sun of the Desert as 'эпизод (нет в титрах)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Vladimir MotylVladimir Motyl. Vladimir Motyl was 42 in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Director'
Birthday: Sun, Jun 26 1927 –
Died: Sun, Feb 21 2010
Portrait of Eduard RozovskyEduard Rozovsky. Eduard Rozovsky was 43 in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Tue, Dec 14 1926 –
Died: Tue, Jul 26 2011
Portrait of B. DovlatovB. Dovlatov. B. Dovlatov was >> in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Second Unit Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Magomed DakievMagomed Dakiev. Magomed Dakiev was 35 in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Second Unit Director'
Birthday: Mon, Jan 01 1934 –
Died: Thu, Jul 22 2021
Portrait of N. KonyushevN. Konyushev. N. Konyushev was >> in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ernest YasanErnest Yasan. Ernest Yasan was 33 in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Thu, Mar 12 1936 –
Died: Wed, May 09 2018
Portrait of Valentin EzhovValentin Ezhov. Valentin Ezhov was 48 in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Writer'
Birthday: Fri, Jan 21 1921 –
Died: Sat, May 08 2004
Portrait of Rustam IbragimbekovRustam Ibragimbekov. Rustam Ibragimbekov was 30 in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Writer'
Birthday: Sun, Feb 05 1939
Portrait of Yuriy KhokhlovYuriy Khokhlov. Yuriy Khokhlov was >> in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of V. NesterovaV. Nesterova. V. Nesterova was >> in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Lyudmila ShmuglyakovaLyudmila Shmuglyakova. Lyudmila Shmuglyakova was 47 in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Script Editor'
Birthday: Mon, Sep 18 1922 –
Died: Tue, Sep 13 2005
Portrait of V. SpitsynV. Spitsyn. V. Spitsyn was >> in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Script Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Isaac SchwartsIsaac Schwarts. Isaac Schwarts was 46 in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Sun, May 13 1923 –
Died: Sun, Dec 27 2009
Portrait of Mikhail AvrutinMikhail Avrutin. Mikhail Avrutin was >> in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Camera Operator'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Bulat OkudzhavaBulat Okudzhava. Bulat Okudzhava was 45 in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Lyricist'
Birthday: Fri, May 09 1924 –
Died: Sat, Jul 12 1997
Portrait of Mark ZakharovMark Zakharov. Mark Zakharov was 36 in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Additional Writing'
Birthday: Fri, Oct 13 1933 –
Died: Sat, Sep 28 2019
Portrait of Berta ManevichBerta Manevich. Berta Manevich was 47 in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Production Design'
Birthday: Sat, Nov 04 1922 –
Died: Thu, Jun 13 2002
Portrait of Igor KlebanovIgor Klebanov. Igor Klebanov was 23 in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Assistant Camera'
Birthday: Fri, Sep 27 1946
Portrait of Leo KorkhinLeo Korkhin. Leo Korkhin was >> in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Conductor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of G. MurashevG. Murashev. G. Murashev was >> in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Assistant Camera'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of M. LazarevM. Lazarev. M. Lazarev was >> in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Sound Recordist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Galina VasilyevaGalina Vasilyeva. Galina Vasilyeva was >> in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Key Makeup Artist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Valery KostrinValery Kostrin. Valery Kostrin was 31 in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Production Design'
Birthday: Mon, Jan 17 1938
Portrait of Vladimir SolovyovVladimir Solovyov. Vladimir Solovyov was 36 in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Visual Effects Designer'
Birthday: Tue, Aug 01 1933 –
Died: Thu, Jan 02 1992
Portrait of A. KheyfitsA. Kheyfits. A. Kheyfits was >> in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Key Makeup Artist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Georgiy SalyeGeorgiy Salye. Georgiy Salye was >> in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Sound Recordist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of A. TimofeyevA. Timofeyev. A. Timofeyev was >> in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Set Decoration'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Viktor TupitsynViktor Tupitsyn. Viktor Tupitsyn was >> in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Camera Operator'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Vladimir TokmeninVladimir Tokmenin. Vladimir Tokmenin was >> in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Stunts'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Petr TimofeevPetr Timofeev. Petr Timofeev was 39 in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Stunts'
Birthday: Fri, Nov 07 1930 –
Died: Fri, Aug 05 1994
Portrait of Vadim LindenbaumVadim Lindenbaum. Vadim Lindenbaum was >> in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Costume Design'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Diana ManeDiana Mane. Diana Mane was >> in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Costume Design'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Georgiy VarginGeorgiy Vargin. Georgiy Vargin was >> in The White Sun of the Desert as 'Visual Effects Camera'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday