White Sun of the Desert
1969 · Movie · Not Rated · 83 min · ★ 7.2 · 79% critics
A battle-weary soldier finally heads home after years of fighting, but a chance encounter pulls him into a tense desert standoff. Tasked with guarding a group of abandoned women, he tries to keep everyone safe as rival fighters close in on a small shore town near the Caspian Sea.
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Details
- Original title
- Белое солнце пустыни
- Years
- 1969
- Release date
- 1969-12-14
- Language
- Russian
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Critic score
- 79/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (171 votes)
About
If you enjoy a mix of desert adventure, offbeat humor, and wartime tension with a touch of romance, this should land well; Not for you if you want nonstop realism or a serious war drama like Ballad of a Soldier.
Pros: quietly comedic setup; brisk action and mischief; characterful ensemble | Cons: some flawed, messy characters; romance is minimal; tone can feel odd
Themes
- civil war
- desert
- red army
- 1910s
Cast & crew
Anatoliy Kuznetsov
as Sukhov
Pavel Luspekayev
as Vereshchagin
Spartak Mishulin
as Said
Kakhi Kavsadze
as Abdulla
Raisa Kurkina
as Nastasya
Nikolai Godovikov
as Petrukha
Tatyana Fedotova
as Gulchatai
Musa Dudayev
as Rakhimov
Nikolai Badyev
as Lebedev
Vladimir Kadochnikov
as Semyon
Directed by Vladimir Motyl