
Zvenyhora
The momentous film stars Mykola Nademskyi as the grandfather of Tymish, whom he alerts to the secret treasure buried in the mountains of Zvenygora – a treasure that rightfully belongs to his homeland. The film wonderfully blends both lyricism and politics and uses its central construct to build a montage praising Ukrainian industrialization, attacking the bourgeoisie, celebrating the beauty of the Ukrainian steppe and retelling ancient folklore. Sergei Eisenstein said of the film, "As the lights went on, we felt that we had just witnessed a memorable event in the development of the cinema".
Cast
Grandpa / General
Mykola NademskyiTymish, first grandson
Semen SvashenkoPavlo, second grandson
Les PodorozhniyOksana / Roksana
Polina Skliar-OtavaPolish Monk
Leonid BarbeScythian leader
Heorhiy AstafyevPeasant
Vladimir UralskiyTymish's wife
Maria ParshinaFat officer on the horse (uncredited)
Anastasiy Simonov
Tarasevych
Mykola NademskyiTymish, first grandson
Semen SvashenkoPavlo, second grandson
Les PodorozhniyOksana / Roksana
Polina Skliar-OtavaPolish Monk
Leonid BarbeScythian leader
Heorhiy AstafyevPeasant
Vladimir UralskiyTymish's wife
Maria ParshinaFat officer on the horse (uncredited)
Anastasiy Simonov
Tarasevych