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The Cossacks

The Cossacks

★ 7.4/10•1928•1h 32m•Drama

Stirring romance, hard riding, desperate fighting with the Cossacks playing their game of war and chivalry. A mighty picturization of Count Leo Tolstoi's famous novel of the same name.

George W. Hill · Director

John Colton · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 32m
LanguageEN
Release DateJun 23, 1928

Actors

John Gilbert

John Gilbert

Lukashka

Renée Adorée

Renée Adorée

Maryana

Ernest Torrence

Ernest Torrence

Ivan

Nils Asther

Nils Asther

Prince Olenin Stieshneff

Paul Hurst

Sitchi

Dale Fuller

Dale Fuller

Ulitka (Maryana's mother)

Mary Alden

Mary Alden

Lukashka's mother

Josephine Borio

Josephine Borio

Stepka

Yorke Sherwood

Yorke Sherwood

Uncle Eroshka

Lou Costello

Lou Costello

Extra (uncredited)

Joseph Marievsky

Turkish Spy

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