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Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors  (1965)
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7.6|18 Oct, 1965|96 min
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In the Carpathian Mountains of 19th-century Ukraine, love, hate, life and death among the Hutsul people are as they’ve been since time began. Ivan is drawn to Marichka, the beautiful young daughter of the man who killed his father. But fate tragically decrees that the two lovers will remain apart.
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Keywords
based on novel or book
sorcery
forbidden love
rivalry
sorcerer
star crossed lovers
carpathians
rusyn

Casts

Ivan Mykolaichuk
Ivan Mykolaichuk
Ivan Paliychuk
Larysa Kadochnykova
Larysa Kadochnykova
Marichka Gutenyuk
Tatyana Bestayeva
Tatyana Bestayeva
Palagna
Nikolay Grinko
Nikolay Grinko
Batag
Spartak Bagashvili
Spartak Bagashvili
Yurko Malfara
Leonid Yengibarov
Leonid Yengibarov
Miko
Nina Alisova
Nina Alisova
Paliychuk, Ivan's Mother
Oleksandr Hai
Oleksandr Hai
Petro Paliychuk
Neonila Hnepovska
Neonila Hnepovska
Gutenyuk
Aleksandr Raydanov
Aleksandr Raydanov
Onufriy Gutenyuk
Igor Dzyura
Young Ivan
Valentina Glinko
Young Marichka
Aleksey Borzunov
Aleksey Borzunov
Narrator (voice)
Natalia Kandyba
Ganna Paliychuk (voice)
Suren Parajanov
Child (uncredited)

Crews

Ivan Chendej
Ivan Chendej
Writer
Lidiya Baikova
Costume Design
Viktor Bestayev
Cinematography
Heorhiy Yakutovych
Heorhiy Yakutovych
Production Design
Sergei Parajanov
Sergei Parajanov
Director
Mikhail Rakovskiy
Mikhail Rakovskiy
Production Design
Sergei Parajanov
Sergei Parajanov
Writer
Myroslav Skoryk
Myroslav Skoryk
Music
Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi
Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi
Novel
Volodymyr Shikin
Makeup Artist
Vladimir Lugovskiy
Assistant Director
Sofiya Sergiyenko
Sound Engineer
Marfa Ponomarenko
Editor
Yurii Illienko
Yurii Illienko
Director of Photography

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