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Quiet Flows The Don (2006)
Director: Fyodor Bondarchuk
Cast: Rupert Everett, Delphine Forest, F. Murray Abraham, Ben Gazzara
4.9Runtime176 min
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With World War I, the Bolshevik Revolution, and the Russian Civil War as backdrop, it's an old-fashioned, blood-and-guts narrative, filled with earthly humor and a wealth of colorful characters. The story concerns the fluctuating fortunes of Grigory Melekhov, a young Cossack who is both a hero and a victim of the uprising.
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Quiet Flows The Don, a 2006 drama directed by Fyodor Bondarchuk, has received mixed reviews from critics. The film, which depicts the Russian Civil War against the backdrop of World War I and the Bolshevik Revolution, has an IMDb rating of 4.9/10, suggesting a somewhat divided public reception.
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Quiet Flows the Don (2006), directed by Fyodor Bondarchuk, is a sweeping historical drama that captures the tumult of early 20th century Russia through the lens of an intimate personal story. With a talented ensemble cast including Rupert Everett, the film offers a rich, multilayered portrait of a Cossack caught in the crosshairs of momentous sociopolitical change, blending earthly humor and gritty realism to create a compelling and immersive viewing experience.
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And Quiet Flows the Don is a novel in four volumes by Russian writer Mikhail Sholokhov. The first three volumes were written from 1925 to 1932 and published in the Soviet magazine Oktyabr in 1928–1932, and the fourth volume was finished in 1940.
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