The Tale of Ihor's Campaign

1972 0h 25m RU

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 2

Animation

Synopsis

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Prince Ihor is going to confront the enemy army from the Polovtsian Land. The solar eclipse foreshadows the fateful finale of the battle... Epic in content and stylized as Byzantine icons in form, the animation is inspired by Kyiv myths and the masterpiece of ancient Ukrainian lyrics "The Tale of Ihor's Campaign". The film won a special jury prize at the Nyon (Switzerland) festival.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kostiantyn Stepankov
(voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nina Vasylenko
Writers: Borys Kryzhanivskyi, Yurii Novykov, Halyna Babenko
Languages: Russian
Countries: Soviet Union

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RUNTIME

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Tight 25-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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54 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Part of the "Былины и сказания (Коллекция)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nina Vasylenko, shot by Serhii Nikiforov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Volodymyr Huba. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2077848 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Nina Vasylenko directs. Serhii Nikiforov behind the camera. Volodymyr Huba scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Soviet Union. Dialogue in Russian.

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1Tight 25-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
254 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Былины и сказания (Коллекция)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Nina Vasylenko, shot by Serhii Nikiforov. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Volodymyr Huba. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7IMDB entry: tt2077848 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.