Тарас Шевченко (1951): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1951, Тарас Шевченко is a drama and historie film directed by Igor Savchenko, running about 117 minutes.

What it’s about. Growing up in a Ukrainian peasant family, knowing all hardships of serf life, young artist and poet Taras Shevchenko in the years of study clearly identifies the meaning of true art, which is to serve the interests of the people. The poems of Shevchenko are imbued with love for the common people. Fiery freedom-loving creativity of Taras Shevchenko is known throughout Russia. Nicholas I exiles the poet to the distant Caspian fort where he is to serve as an ordinary soldier and is banned from writing or drawing. In the poet's difficult days he has the support of Ukrainian soldier Skobelev, Polish revolutionary Sierakowski, captain Kosarev and the commandant of the fortress, Uskov. For the sake of his release Chernyshevsky and Dobrolyubov are hard at work. And so, the sick and aged Shevchenko is finally free. Together with Chernyshevsky and Dobrolyubov, he dreams of a bright future of the motherland, when the Russian and Ukrainian peoples throw off the chains of slavery.

Who’s in it. Тарас Шевченко stars Sergey Bondarchuk as Taras Shevchenko, Vladimir Chestnokov as Nikolay Chernyshevsky, Nikolai Timofeyev as Nikolay Dobrolyubov and Gnat Yura as Mikhail Shchepkin, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.0/10, Тарас Шевченко has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Тарас Шевченко page.

If you liked it. Fans of Тарас Шевченко tend to enjoy Die Verurteilten, Der Pate, Schindlers Liste and Der Pate - Teil II.