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 | |
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Status | Released | |
Original Title | Запорожець за Дунаєм | |
Runtime | 1h 35min | |
Budget | — | |
Revenue | — | |
Language | Ukrainian | |
Original Language | Ukrainian | |
Production Countries | Soviet Union | |
Production Companies | Dovzhenko Film Studios |