A Cossack Beyond the Danube

A Cossack Beyond the Danube

Zaporozhets za Dunayem (Ukrainian: Запорожець за Дунаєм, translated as A Zaporozhian (Cossack) Beyond the Danube, also referred to as Cossacks in Exile) is a Ukrainian comic opera with spoken dialogue in three acts with music and libretto by the composer Semen Hulak-Artemovsky (1813–1873). The orchestration has subsequently been rewritten by composers such as Reinhold Glière and Heorhiy Maiboroda. This is one of the best-known Ukrainian comic operas depicting national themes.

Release Date

July 19, 1953

Status

Released

Original Title

Запорожець за Дунаєм

Runtime

1h 35min

Budget

Revenue

Language

Ukrainian

Production Companies

Dovzhenko Film Studios