Dersu Uzala
A Russian explorer ventures into Siberia’s untamed taiga to chart its mysteries, but must rely on a reclusive native guide whose deep bond with the wilderness forces both men to confront the limits of civilization and survival.
“There is man and beast at nature's mercy. There is awe and love and reverence. And there is the man called...”
Synopsis
A military explorer meets and befriends a Goldi man in Russia’s unmapped forests. A deep and abiding bond evolves between the two men, one civilized in the usual sense, the other at home in the glacial Siberian woods.
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Principal cast & crew: 20
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Edited by Valentina StepanovaShot by Fyodor DobronravovScored by Isaac SchwartsDesigned by Yuriy Raksha
Box Office
1975 · Box office
Produced on a $4.0M budget
Production budget
$4.0M
Also known as
- Dersu Uzalade
- Uzala, der Kirgisede
- Dersu Uzalaen
- Dersu Uzalaes
- Dersou Ouzalafr
- Dersu Uzala - Il piccolo uomo delle grandi pianureit
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Cast & Crew
20 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Maksim Munzuk
as Dersu Uzala
Yuriy Solomin
as Arsenev
Mikhail Bychkov
as Otryad Arseneva
Vladimir Khrulyov
as Otryad Arseneva
V Lastochkin
as Otryad Arseneva
Stanislav Marin
as Otryad Arseneva
Igor Sykhra
as Otryad Arseneva
Vladimir Sergiyakov
as Otryad Arseneva
Yanis Yakobsons
as Otryad Arseneva
Vladimir Khlestov
as Otryad Arseneva
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3Producers
1Other crew
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