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The White Bird Marked with Black

The White Bird Marked with Black

1972•1h 39m•5.9/10
WarDrama

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5.9/10(19)

A family struggles to survive in an area that was claimed as part of Rumania, Poland and 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.

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Production

Sovexportfilm, Dovzhenko Film Studios

Language

UK

Status

Released

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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

Vyacheslav Vinnik

Kostiantyn Stepankov

Kostiantyn Stepankov

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