---
title: 'Dersu Uzala (1975)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Akira Kurosawa'
released: '1975-07-01'
runtime_minutes: 141
certification: 'G'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'Soviet Union'
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dersu-uzala-1975'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071411/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dersu Uzala (1975)

1975 · G · 141 min · Drama, Adventure, History · Soviet Union, Japan

Original title: Дерсу Узала

## Synopsis

Dersu Uzala is a 1975 epic biographical film directed and co-written by Akira Kurosawa. Starring Maxim Munzuk and Yury Solomin, the film is based on the 1923 memoir by Russian explorer Vladimir Arsenyev, about his exploration of the Russian Far East over the course of multiple expeditions in the early 20th century. During his exploration, he forms a deep friendship with Dersu as the trapper helps him navigate through the taiga.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Akira Kurosawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-kurosawa)
- **Screenplay:** [Akira Kurosawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/akira-kurosawa), [Yuri Nagibin](https://cinepixo.com/people/yuri-nagibin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Isaac Schwartz](https://cinepixo.com/people/isaac-schwartz)
- **Producer:** [Nikolay Sizov](https://cinepixo.com/people/nikolay-sizov)
- **Director of Photography:** [Asakazu Nakai](https://cinepixo.com/people/asakazu-nakai), [Yury Gantman](https://cinepixo.com/people/yury-gantman), [Fyodor Dobronravov](https://cinepixo.com/people/fyodor-dobronravov)

## Cast

- [Maxim Munzuk](https://cinepixo.com/people/maxim-munzuk)
- [Svetlana Fjodorovna Daniltsjenko](https://cinepixo.com/people/svetlana-fjodorovna-daniltsjenko)
- [Yury Solomin](https://cinepixo.com/people/yury-solomin)
- [Vladimir Kremena](https://cinepixo.com/people/vladimir-kremena)

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