"Set sometime between the mid-sixteenth and early-seventeenth century, Gogol's epic tale recounts both a bloody Cossack revolt against the Poles (led by the bold Taras Bulba of Ukrainian folk mythology) and the trials of Taras Bulba's two sons."--BOOK JACKET.
Adaptations (2)
Taras Bulba has been adapted into 2 films, from 1938 to 1962.
The Rebel Son1938 · film · 88 min · dir. Adrian Brunel, Albert de Courville, Alexis Granowsky · IMDb ↗IMDb6.0During the 16th century the Cossacks and their Ukraine homeland is ruled by Poland. This is the story of the leader of the Cossacks and how his son was sent to study under the Poles to learn how to defeat them in battle. However, the son falls in love with the daughter of a Polish nobleman.
Taras Bulba1962 · film · 122 min · dir. J. Lee Thompson · IMDb ↗IMDb6.3Ukraine, 16th century. While the Poles dominate the Cossack steppes, Andrei, son of Taras Bulba, a Cossack leader, must choose between his love for his family and his folk and his passion for a Polish woman.
