Quiet Flows the Don(1957)

Based on the novel of the same name by Mikhail Sholokhov, about the fate of people broken by the First World War, the October Revolution of 1917 and the Civil War in Russia (1917-1922), about the collapse of the foundations and ideals of the Don Cossacks of Russia at the beginning of the XX century, about the personal tragedy of the protagonist — Grigoriy Melekhov.

Genre: Drama, History

Director: Sergey Gerasimov

Actors: Daniil Ilchenko, Anastasia Filippova, Pyotr Glebov, Nikolai Smirnov, Lyudmila Khityaeva, Natalya Arkhangelskaya, Aleksandr Blagovestov, Elina Bystritskaya, Aleksandr Zhukov, Aleksandra Denisova

Release date: 1957-10-26

Country of origin: SU

Length: 5h 40m

Ratings:

• 7.8/10