Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965/10/18 (US) | Drama, Romance
A New Kind of Ukrainian Film...acclaimed around the world at all film festivals
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.
Sergei Parajanov
Director
Lead Cast
Ivan Mykolaichuk
Ivan Paliychuk
Larysa Kadochnykova
Marichka Gutenyuk
Tatyana Bestayeva
Palagna
Nikolay Grinko
Batag
Spartak Bagashvili
Yurko Malfara
Leonid Yengibarov
Miko
Nina Alisova
Paliychuk, Ivan's Mother
Budget
$ 0
Revenue
$ 0
Status
Released
Production Company
- Dovzhenko Film Studios
Crews
Heorhiy Yakutovych
Production Design
Sergei Parajanov
Writer
Ivan Chendej
Writer
Viktor Bestayev
Cinematography
Mikhail Rakovskiy
Production Design
Lidiya Baikova
Costume Design
Myroslav Skoryk
Music