---
title: 'The Cossacks (1961)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Vasili Pronin'
released: '1961-05-17'
runtime_minutes: 97
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Soviet Union'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-cossacks-1961'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0174810/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Cossacks (1961)

1961 · 97 min · Drama · Soviet Union

Original title: Казаки

## Synopsis

The Cossacks is a 1961 Soviet romantic drama film directed by Vasili Pronin. It was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival. It is based on Leo Tolstoy's 1864 novel of the same name.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Vasili Pronin](https://cinepixo.com/people/vasili-pronin)
- **Screenplay:** [Leo Tolstoy](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-tolstoy), [Viktor Shklovsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/viktor-shklovsky)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Gavriil Popov](https://cinepixo.com/people/gavriil-popov)
- **Director of Photography:** [Igor Gelein](https://cinepixo.com/people/igor-gelein)

## Cast

- [Eduard Bredun](https://cinepixo.com/people/eduard-bredun)
- [Zinaida Kiriyenko](https://cinepixo.com/people/zinaida-kiriyenko)
- [Boris Andreyev](https://cinepixo.com/people/boris-andreyev)
- [Boris Novikov](https://cinepixo.com/people/boris-novikov)
- [Leonid Gubanov](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonid-gubanov)
- [Anatoli Papanov](https://cinepixo.com/people/anatoli-papanov)
- [Leonid Gubanov](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonid-gubanov-2)

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