Caprice of Catherine ІІ
Original title: Примха Катерини ІІ
Overview
The film is based on V. Yurezanskyi’s novel The Missing Village about the struggle of Ukrainian Cossacks for their freedom during the reign of Catherine II. Free Cossacks from the village of Turbai in Poltava region, who were included in registers of Myrhorod Pact, suddenly find out that at the order of Catherine II they become the property of the Ukrainian landlord, pan Bazylevskyi. He treats Cossacks like his usual serfs. Cossacks ask the empress for help, but receive no reply. Then, they rebel and set Bazylevskyi’s estate on fire. The owner and his family die during the fire. The vengeance of the Russian empress is terrible, as dozens of Cossacks are beaten to death, and the village of Turbai is doomed to destruction. The film is lost.
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Crew
- Director
- Pyotr Chardynin
- Writers
- O. Hatov, Volodymyr Yurezanskyi
- Production
- VUFKU
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Who directed Caprice of Catherine ІІ?
Caprice of Catherine ІІ was directed by Pyotr Chardynin.
When was Caprice of Catherine ІІ released?
Caprice of Catherine ІІ was released in 1928.
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