The White Bird Marked with Black backdrop
The White Bird Marked with Black
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The White Bird Marked with Black 1972 Directed by Yurii Illienko Білий птах з чорною ознакою

A family struggles to survive in an area that was claimed as part of Rumania, Poland and the Ukraine, all within a short span of time. When World War II comes, various family members choose different masters; some even choose to work for the Soviets. War, struggle, marriages, births, deaths--all these events punctuate the story of this large family.

Production Country Soviet Union
Language Ukrainian
Spoken Language Ukrainian
Gneres Drama , War
Production Companies Dovzhenko Film Studios , Sovexportfilm
Release Date 17 January 1972
99 mins
Cast
Ivan Mykolaichuk
Ivan Mykolaichuk Petro Dzvonar
Yurii Mykolaichuk
Yurii Mykolaichuk Bohdan Dzvonar
Alexandr Plotnikov
Alexandr Plotnikov Les Dzvonar
Larysa Kadochnykova
Larysa Kadochnykova Dana
Bohdan Stupka
Bohdan Stupka Orest Dzvonar
Nataliia Naum
Nataliia Naum Katryna Dzvonar
Gemma Firsova
Gemma Firsova Vivdya
Vasyl Symchych
Vasyl Symchych Priest Myron
Oleh Polstvin
Oleh Polstvin Heorhiy as a child
Mykhailo Illienko
Mykhailo Illienko Heorhiy
Leonid Bakshtayev
Leonid Bakshtayev Ostap
Volodymyr Shakalo
Volodymyr Shakalo Levytsky
Mykola Oliinyk
Mykola Oliinyk Roman
Mariia Mykolaichuk
Mariia Mykolaichuk
Volodymyr Kolisnyk
Volodymyr Kolisnyk
Vyacheslav Vinnik
Vyacheslav Vinnik
Kostiantyn Stepankov
Kostiantyn Stepankov Zozulia
Crew
Director
Yurii Illienko
Yurii Illienko
Writers
Yurii Illienko
Yurii Illienko
Ivan Mykolaichuk
Ivan Mykolaichuk
Cinematography
Vilen Kalyuta
Vilen Kalyuta
Composer
Ivan Mykolaichuk
Ivan Mykolaichuk
Editor
Natalia Akayomova
Natalia Akayomova
Costume Design
Lidiya Baikova
Lidiya Baikova